What is above the woman’s head? When scientists showed a similar sketch to people from East Africa, nearly all the participants in the experiment said she was balancing a box or metal can on her head. In a culture containing few angular visual cues, the family is seen sitting under a tree. Westerners, on the other hand, are accustomed to the corners and boxlike shapes of architecture. They are more likely to place the family indoors and to interpret the rectangle above the woman’s head as a window through which shrubbery can be seen.

The influence of culture and environment can have an effect on our visual perception. This theory was first explored by Robert Laws, a Scottish missionary working in Malawi, Africa, during the late 1800’s. What you see in the above picture will largely depend on where you live in the world. read on —

repurpose + vintage bike + air plants = love

through the myriad of trials and tribulations with a wide range of design projects, i came to realize that it’s high time i launch my portfolio site.

i’m very excited about putting my knowledge and capacities to work on a variety of design challenges.

spread the mirth . . .