How blind people see the world

Apparently, in one study, when blind children were asked to draw a tree, they drew the trunk as a circle. Logical, when you think of it.

Other people's eyes

(I wrote this ages ago and never posted it for some reason) 

I was looking on the site of an illustrator and she had attached a video of some martial arts championships she had attended.

It meant nothing to me.

Occasionally, yes, there were some things I could see were impressive - backflips and one-handed cartwheels and leaping to their feet from lying down. But most of the time, it looked random. I didn't know what I was looking at. I could hear impressed murmurs from the crowd, but I didn't know why. I couldn't see what they were seeing. I didn't understand.

It helped me realise how something that is obvious to me may genuinely not be to other people. They can't see if something is good design. They can't see that something's just a rough, not finished drawing.

Quote*

A person living in the stone age wouldn't have known he was living in the stone age. He would have believed he was living in modern times. We believe we are living in modern times. Time will tell.

from 'Ug' by Raymond Briggs

*may not be word for word, as it's from memory

Different perspectives

Orcadian men working outdoors at this temperature [15°C] will strip off their shirts to keep cool, while Malawians might seek out a blanket to keep themselves warm.

From Ulendo, Air Malawi inflight magazine,