Anaïs Nin

We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.

A French-Cuban American diarist, essayist, novelist and writer of short stories and erotica.

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Creativity arises from our ability to see things from many different angles.

Keri Smith

Canadian conceptual artist and author of several bestselling books including How to be an Explorer of the World - The Portable Life/Art Museum.

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Great designers understand the powerful role that psychology plays in visual perception. What happens when someone’s eye meets your design creations? How does their mind react to the message your piece is sharing?

Laura Busche

Brand Content Strategist at Autodesk. The author of Lean Branding and Powering Content.

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It is a known condition that when you begin to pay attention to something you have never really looked at before you will begin to see it everywhere. You eventually begin to feel as if the thing is out to find you, instead of the other way around.

Keri Smith

Canadian conceptual artist and author of several bestselling books including How to be an Explorer of the World - The Portable Life/Art Museum.

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Anything that is everywhere becomes background noise or wallpaper that we do not see.

Kenneth J. Hiebert

A professor of graphic design at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

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