Visual Intelligence
But learning how to think with visual information (not just react to it) requires a different way of seeing, one that enables you to pause the instinctual labeling and stereotyping of the visual images you’re processing and see the individual elements in the image
Cliff Guren • Learning How to Un-See — Cliff Guren
This act of “really looking” is deceptive. It requires an almost “unlooking” to see closely, a kind of defocusing. Because: We tend to see in groups, not details. We scan an image or scene for the gist, but miss a richness of particulars. I suspect this has only gotten worse in recent years as our Daily Processed Information density has increased, ... See more
Craig Mod • Looking Closely Is Everything
The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures
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