Visuals vs. Text: What Makes You Say "A-Ha" Faster?

In a previous entry, “Why Communicate Visually,” it was asserted and backed by scientific study that communicating visually is far more efficient way to communicate simple and complex information for 8 out of 10 people.

Skeptical? Would you like to see for yourself? In this article we feature three side-by-side visual versus text comparisons of the same information to help illustrate this principle. Read the article and ask see which of these forms of communication engages you more quickly and creates the “a-ha” moment first?

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• Visuals versus Text: What Makes You Say “A-Ha” Faster?
  In a previous entry, “Why Communicate Visually,” it was asserted and backed by scientific study that communicating visually is a far easier and quicker way to comprehend both simple and complex information for 8 out of 10 people. Skeptical
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