Picture Superiority Effect
The tendency for images to be more easily remembered than words, highlighting the power of visual communication.
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Repetition Blindness
A phenomenon where people fail to recognize a repeated item in a visual sequence, impacting information processing and perception.
Boundary Extension
A cognitive bias where people remember scenes as being more expansive than they actually were.
Iconography
The visual images, symbols, or modes of representation collectively associated with a subject, often used in design to communicate ideas quickly and effectively.
Principle of Scale
A design principle that involves using relative size to indicate the importance of elements, creating visual hierarchy and focus.
Content Hierarchy
The organization of content in a way that prioritizes and structures information according to its importance.
Placement Bias
A cognitive bias where people overemphasize information that is placed prominently or in a way that catches their attention first.
Connectedness
A Gestalt principle suggesting that elements are perceived as a single unit or group if they share an organizing visual cue like bullet points, or connecting lines.
Common Fate
A Gestalt principle stating that elements moving in the same direction are perceived as a group or a single entity.