APERTURE LAB / VISUAL SYSTEMS
STUDY 04
DATA PLANE
05 / 12
INSIGHT / 04
Depth turns data into structure.
Hierarchy recognition
signal retained after a first pass
P.01
SIGNAL RETAINED / FIRST PASS
SCALE // 0—100%
FIELD TEST / 1994
Signal retained after a first pass across six information planes
The mixed-depth plane leads at 90 percent, followed by the mid plane at 80 percent, the near plane at 70 percent, the far plane at 65 percent, the layered plane at 55 percent, and the flat field at 40 percent.
SIGNAL RETAINED / %
N = 328 OBSERVATIONS
100
80
60
40
20
0
40%
55%
70%
80%
65%
90%
FLAT FIELD
N=48
LAYERED
N=52
NEAR PLANE
N=54
MID PLANE
N=61
FAR PLANE
N=49
MIXED DEPTH
N=64
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