added by sari · updated 2y ago
Envisioning Information
Set aside all the academic jargon — these studies are very difficult to read! — and the point is rather stark: our vision and perception are far sharper than is our own awareness of them. We see and understand even when we think we are not. This has major implications for design.
Still, it sounds impossible, doesn’t it? But it is at the root of virt
... See morefrom What Eyes Want - Christopher Butler by chrbutler.com
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- The information overload puts a premium on brevity, which leads to abbreviation, which leaves out what is unfamiliar, which leaves out important parts of understanding the information.
from The Sovereign Individual: How to Survive and Thrive During the Collapse of the Welfare State by James Dale Davidson
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Creating a useful, accurate picture of something complex and abstract is very difficult. And there is nothing more complex and abstract than the human mind.
from Mortal Secrets by Frank Tallis
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