Humans are incapable of ignoring surprising new information in our visual field, an effect that is strongest when the visual cue is slightly above and beside the area we’re focusing on.
Our visual and emotional systems are faster and more powerful than our intellect
attention is the substance which makes the whole consumer internet go
Soap operas, "soaps" or "my stories," as many a grandmother has called them, are dramas presented in a serial format on daytime television or radio. Their name comes from a time when old serial dramas broadcast on radio had soap manufacturers (Procter & Gamble and Lever Brothers, to name a few) as sponsors and/or producers. They also, you might have noticed, look really really crappy.There are two main reasons for this lack of visual quality, both of which are rooted in the problem of soap operas'
Lines are a versatile element of visual language. They communicate a wide variety of meanings, which are highly dependent on the context in which they appear and the characteristics of the line. We learn to interpret and comprehend the language of lines through the experience of living in a visually literate culture as well as through education.