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Why is Studying Vision
Important?
•Interesting for its own sake
•Exciting field
•Become more conscious of vision process
•Better interpret visual communications
•Create better visual communications, from art to graphic design to UI design
•Help develop computer vision
•Better understand the human experience and thought process
During this week , we’ll be conscious applying some of these perceptual ideas to understand the process of drawing and graphical communication. We’ll also try to integrate the visual studies/semiotics theories with what is known about the science of vision.