I pulled this post out of my first month of blogging, because of its illustration of the Gestalt principle of Figure and Ground; that is, how the eye differentiates between a figure and it’s background. It is reflecting on an event from December 1, 2005; but the principle is no different now, eight years on. …
In light of my recent “old” trauma (stealth pun?), I did a little research into how it is we humans so quickly assess what kind of a person we are seeing. Among the various models I found of recognition, I think feature-matching is most often employed. Feature-matching: search for simple but characteristic features. Undoubtedly, gray …
Anomaly: someone or something that is abnormal or incongruous, or does not fit in. When similarity occurs, the dissimilar is emphasized. via Spokane Falls Community College Imagine a sea of black dresses; you are the only one wearing white. Does that thought make you uncomfortable? Why or why not? Macy’s One Day Sale! Incredible deals …
