Observation & Perception
"What am I seeing?"
Focuses on actively noticing and interpreting what is happening in the environment
Processes and interprets visual information received through sight
Identifies small, subtle, or significant details within a visual scene
Recognizes objects, conditions, and changes within the surrounding environment
Systematically searches a visual field for relevant information or changes
Detects movement, objects, and changes outside the central field of vision
Analysis & Interpretation
"What does what I'm seeing tell me?"
Examines visual information to identify meaning, relationships, and characteristics
Identifies recurring shapes, structures, behaviors, or visual relationships
Identifies unusual, unexpected, or inconsistent elements within a visual environment
Understands visual information based on its surrounding context
Compares visual elements to identify similarities, differences, and changes
Draws conclusions from visual evidence, cues, and observations
Spatial & Structural
"How are things positioned and connected?"
Understands the position, movement, and relationships between objects in space
Estimates distance, depth, and three-dimensional relationships
Understands relative size, scale, dimensions, and proportions
Identifies how components are arranged, connected, and constructed
Determines position, direction, alignment, and spatial relationships
Mentally rotates and manipulates objects to understand different orientations
Aesthetic & Creative
"How could this look better?"
Generates original visual ideas, concepts, and compositions
Evaluates visual qualities such as beauty, balance, harmony, and style
Arranges visual elements to create balance, hierarchy, and visual impact
Understands how colors interact, contrast, complement, and influence perception
Creates visual solutions that combine function, clarity, and aesthetics
Transforms visual elements through deliberate artistic or stylistic choices
Visualisation & Imagination
"What would this look like?"
Creates and manipulates visual representations within the mind
Generates images, scenes, and possibilities that are not currently visible
Mentally models how objects or environments could move, change, or interact
Mentally views objects or situations from different visual perspectives
Converts abstract ideas or information into mental or visual representations
Builds internal visual models to understand how something is structured or functions
Forensic & Investigative
"What can I notice that others missed?"
Identifies visual clues or information that may provide useful evidence
Spots irregularities, inconsistencies, or unusual details within a scene
Examines a visual environment to understand its elements, relationships, and events
Uses visual evidence to investigate what happened, how, or why
Focuses intensely on extremely small or easily overlooked details
Detects when something differs from an established visual pattern or expectation
Technical & Representational
"How do I represent this visually?"
Represents objects, components, and specifications through precise visual drawings
Uses diagrams and visual structures to represent relationships and processes
Interprets technical drawings, plans, dimensions, symbols, and specifications
Uses computer-aided design to construct and examine precise digital models
Converts information, concepts, or objects into clear visual forms
Records information, processes, objects, or conditions through visual media
Visual Communication
"How do I make someone understand this visually?"
Converts complex information and data into understandable visual forms
Communicates ideas, events, or messages through sequences of visual elements
Organizes information into concise and easily understood visual structures
Uses visual symbols to represent deeper concepts, meanings, or ideas
Organizes visual elements according to their importance and attention priority
Communicates meaning through facial expressions, gestures, posture, and other visual cues