My husband and I were having a discussion about VSLs the other day. Although he is highly visual-spatial, he was asserting that sometimes, information is more important than visual “flash.” While I agreed, and acknowledged his point that fancy “stuff” doesn’t replace the meaning of what we need to learn, I did point out that, for some learners, it is the visual tool that teaches the concept or presents it in a way that is meaningful enough to learn.
He paused and said, “Hmm, I’ll have to think about that.” Then he noted that if there is one visual presentation method that communicates concepts in a uniquely learnable way it is video (he does a lot of video production work so he might be somewhat biased).
He then told me of a recent experience where someone he knew created a video of a concept he had always struggled to learn. He said, “I saw that video and all of the sudden, I just knew.”
The video he saw is here, however a less complex insight into the visual world of this professional can be found in this video about Max. Max allows sound, visual and interactive media artists to create with abandon. They use objects - also thought of as visual boxes - that are imbedded with programs that have specific commands in them.
Below is a video the provides an excellent insight into why an artist and designer uses Max as a development tool. She comments that due to its specific visual presentation Max works as a tool for her specifically because it is so visual. She states that it allows her to see what the program does and how it works in ways that traditional programming does not allow (think of line by line coding).
Angela Lorenz on Visual Design
The video below is an interview with David Tinapple, a video artist at Carnegie Mellon University.
Tinapple discusses his use of Jitter, another visual development tool used by media artists. Listen as he states that the interface "treats your eyes like your brain" and he notes that he believes we can "think" with our eyes.
So take this brief journey into the world of some highly accomplished and creative visual-spatial artists who see and create with visual tools.
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