This excerpt was extremely difficult to understand. After reading it thoroughly multiple times, I still could not grasp the essence of what the writer was trying to relay. The writer jumped from point to point without any explanation on how anything related to each other. While reading, I often asked myself how this could possibly relate to art. The only part that truly resonated with me was the point he made about the communication between the reader of an image and the makers of an image in the beginning of the excerpt. I thought this was interesting because no matter who the maker is or what they make, they are trying to communicate something to an audience. One thing that I found interesting about the article were the diagrams. Even though I didn't understand them very well, I was able to see the art within in. They helped me understand the purpose of the writing.
After watching the video, I understood the reading better. I believe it was a good idea to pair the video with the reading in order to have a better understanding of the reading. I was finally able to understand what the author of "Escaping Flatland" was trying to say. The way everyone perceives an image could be very different, therefore it is very important how one presents their artwork in order for the audience to understand it the way one wants them to. This point was made clear in the video in relation to data. The way one presents their data determines the way someone interprets it and that's why the visual is very important.
I found that this related to our current project since we are focusing on how to interpret distance on a 2 dimensional plane. The placement of each line could differentiate if it is interpreted as being close or far away, so it is important that we are careful on how we present each piece of the project.
