Things that move can kill
you, so human vision is very sensitive to movement.
- Notice that you can
detect the blinking arrow while looking anywhere on the screen,
- And, you can detect
the color well before the shape of the blinking symbol*.
- Not only are human's
sensitive to blink or motion in the periphery, we automatically look at
it. That
is
why banner ads on web pages can be so annoying.
Our usability courses
teach how to effectively use features like color* and blink.

* 1
in 12 North American males have "color blindness"red and green cause
the most problem.
User your
browser's "back" command to return to the previous page.
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