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Written by Ruth Malan on 2024-12-05 at 05:04

Day 5 #AdventOfSystemSeeing

Attending (more) closely

This page is from @nsousanis book Unflattening. (It’s amazing; gift yourself!)

Study this page and write notes — on the page if you have access to a printer (and size the image to give margin). Take the full 15-20 minutes, so you push yourself to notice more and then more. Focus on the meaning. The systems. The interactions. How it is communicated and conveyed. How it draws your attention. What you notice and become interested in.

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Written by Ruth Malan on 2024-12-05 at 05:09

The page is from Unflattening (@nsousanis remarkable PhD dissertation).

I can never get a good image of the page from the book (dont want to crush it open!), but the page is available here:

http://toobusythinkingboutcomics.blogspot.com/2015/07/on-unflattening-interview-with-nick.html

This exercise is inspired by Nick Sousanis: https://spinweaveandcut.com/visual-analysis-examples/

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Written by Ruth Malan on 2024-12-05 at 19:13

"We tend to think about observing as we think of reading: like it was but quick consumption. Like it was not a skill you could improve and hone your whole life."

— @romeu

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Written by Ruth Malan on 2024-12-05 at 19:15

"Observing sounds simple — almost like doing nothing but looking around. In fact, it is hard work requires practice & skill."

— @estherderby

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Written by Ruth Malan on 2024-12-05 at 19:20

"Training in observation follows the same principles as training in any activity. At first one must do things consciously and laboriously, but with practice the activities gradually become automatic and unconscious and a habit is established.”

— WIB Beveridge

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