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We all have this moment. I'm not sure asking someone to draw "a helicopter" or "a bicycle" (inherently an abstraction) is a good way to get non-nonsense simpli
by abathur 5y ago
We all have this moment.
I'm not sure asking someone to draw "a helicopter" or "a bicycle" (inherently an abstraction) is a good way to get non-nonsense simplifications. It's like asking for "a face" and expecting something that isn't cartoonish? Also, I doubt all non-aphantasiacs can draw tolerably. That said, I do sort of assume it's a spectrum, and that there's a similar-ish 1-10% of people on the far end who visualize very well.
Perhaps if you ask them to describe their first bike in as much detail as they can?
- thfuran 5y ago>Perhaps if you ask them to describe their first bike in as much detail as they can? That is not a task that requires the ability to visualize.
- WillDaSilva 5y agoNeither does drawing one, as shown by the numerous artists (painters, illustrators, etc.) with aphantasia.