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This chapter is about the psychology of constructive visual thinking in the service of design.
Colin Ware • Visual Thinking: for Design (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive Technologies)
is called semantic memory. Stories still serve a definitive purpose and the stronger the purpose, the clearer the story—so, what’s your purpose?
Susan Reynolds • Fire Up Your Writing Brain
Design gets into your psyche.
Debbie Millman • Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits
The book means to show how we think about space and how we use space to think.
Barbara Tversky • Mind in Motion
design architectures should be decided on how the architecture assists analytical thinking about evidence.6
Alberto Cairo • The Functional Art: An introduction to information graphics and visualization (Voices That Matter)
The fewer the unique elements, the easier it is for viewers to know where to look and to understand what they see.
Scott Berinato • Good Charts
design things that must accommodate both creative thinking and focus.
Don Norman • Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
Consider the cartographer: Maps are not purely objective creations. They reflect the values, standards, and limitations of their creators.
Rhiannon Beaubien • The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts
Storytelling leverages an existing mental framework, and therefore information given in story forms can be easier to retain than other types.