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I hosted a fun webinar on designing for visual attention this week, and we uncovered some eye-opening facts! Did you know only about 1% of your vision is high-res? It's thanks to foveal vision, like a built-in spotlight for your eyes. Want to see it in action? Check out the GIF below and try to focus on the center mark.

Crazy, right? If you're itching to learn more about this visual magic, you can catch the webinar replay here! 👀

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📰 News & Notes

6 Unique Ways L&D Teams Can Use Perplexity AI For Better Design, Research And Analysis

Perplexity AI, an AI-powered search engine, offers L&D teams unique ways to enhance their work through personalized answers from credible sources, unlike traditional search engines. It excels in creating case studies, conducting research, analyzing data, and performing market research with focused searches. The tool supports personalized learning experiences, aids in evidence-based research, and simplifies data analysis with features like uploading documents and refining search sources. While not likely to replace Google, Perplexity provides structured, comprehensive answers, making it a valuable addition to the L&D toolkit.

🎯 Take away: Perplexity transforms L&D operations by delivering personalized, structured answers from credible sources, enhancing research, analysis, and personalized learning experiences.

The Power of Human Faces in Design

Another topic in my webinar this week was the power of using human faces in designs. Incorporating human faces into web design can significantly enhance user engagement by creating an emotional connection, guiding focus, and improving first impressions. Faces humanize the brand, aid storytelling, and can boost conversion rates by making your content more relatable and trustworthy.

🎯 Take away: Using human faces in design creates emotional connections and boosts engagement, making your content more relatable and effective.

No, AI Doesn’t Mean You Won’t Need to Learn

Scott H. Young argues that despite AI's transformative abilities, it won't fundamentally change the need for learning. He emphasizes that historical trends in educational technology often overpromise but underdeliver on altering core learning processes. AI tools like ChatGPT can aid learning but won't replace the mental work required to master skills. Effective learning principles remain consistent, and the human element is central to education.

🎯 Take away: AI assists but doesn't replace the essential cognitive efforts in learning.

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