What We Notice By Vanessa Chan If you walked out of the room that you’re in right now, pen and paper, would you be able to draw it from memory? Make a list of the things inside? Describe it in 10 nonmetaphorical statements? These questions are some of the 131 prompts suggested by Rob Walker in his book The Art of Noticing. The book was inspired by the open-ended assignment he leaves for his NYC School of Visual Arts graduate students: practise paying attention. It’s what transforms looking into seeing. To budding designers, and anyone who’s looking for a creative vitamin boost, he advises that “making a habit of noticing helps cultivate an original perspective, a distinct point of view.”
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