Thursday 27 September 2012

The Joy of Reading

Youth reading, Persian miniature by Reza Abbasi

Miss Auras by John Lavery

There are few better illustrations of the underlying principle of Gestalt Psychology than one’s ability to read the following text:


7H15 M3554G3
53RV35 7O PR0V3
H0W 0UR M1ND5 C4N
D0 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5!
1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5!
1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG
17 WA5 H4RD BU7
N0W, 0N 7H15 LIN3
Y0UR M1ND 1S
R34D1NG 17
4U70M471C4LLY
W17H 0U7 3V3N
7H1NK1NG 4B0U7 17,
B3 PROUD! 0NLY
C3R741N P30PL3 C4N
R3AD 7H15.
PL3453 F0RW4RD 1F
U C4N R34D 7H15.

 So I couldn’t help but share.

2 comments:

  1. I can't believe I could actually read this!!

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    1. hey Rick

      yeah, i was amazed i could read it too and with relative ease

      that's Gestalt psychology for you!

      good to hear from you - cheers!

      PS still keep collecting your great fractiles -they are my constant desktop!

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