A pragmatic perspective on visual representation and creative thinking.

This paper offers a cognitive analysis of how visual representations can increase the chances of creativity, while also considering the ways in which they might hinder it. Specifically, it presents four cognitive mechanisms of creativity supported by visualisation: reinterpretation, abstraction, com...

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Publicado en:Visual Studies Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 80 - 94
Autores principales: Martin, Lee, Schwartz, Daniel L.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2014
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