Peter Piper's Palette Picker

Monochromatic color scheme:

Illusion of overlapping/transparent hues:

The contrast of warm and cool (one of Itten's contrasts):

Peter Piper Assignment

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Peter Piper's Palate Picker

I can't help but wonder what these color displays say about me!

I LOVE JMU!

Different colors stimulate my thought processes.

 

I should be designing for Tommy Hilfiger or Nautica!

Visual Resume (Rough Draft)

VIsual Resume Drafts

Here is the draft of my visual resume in jpeg.

Cognitive Load Theory: Fact or Wishful Thinking

  

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How does one determine how much a learner is able to absorb at any given time?  Cognitive Load Theory is built on the principle that any given person can only absorb and hold a given number of pieces of information at any given time.  Theorists such as Sweller and Miller explain that individuals can be overloaded or underloaded with information and that schemas can play a critical part in the memories surfaced during recall of information.   Cognitive load is based on intrinsic and extrinsic factors.

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When considering Cognitive Load, what is your theory?  Are we only capable of knowing and remembering a limited number of facts?  If so, how do we explain individuals like Einstein whose knowledge seemed to surpass all others in the scientific realm?

How do we, as those studying visual literacy, equate Cognitive Load Theory to images we produce for our students?