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> Fascinating but it doesn't seem to prove anything besides we struggle to draw complex logos from memory therefore the complex logos of Starbucks and Footlocker are at the bottom and the simpler logos of Target and Ikea at the top.

I'm unconvinced. Of course complex logos are harder to draw, but it doesn't explain why so many people got extremely simple logos wrong, like Adidas' or Domino's, while comparatively harder logos got better scores, like Burger King's or 7-Eleven's!

I think there's something more at play than just logo complexity.




I'd say re-production and re-cognition are two separate skills.

I recognize the Mona Lisa when I see it, but I won't be able to reproduce it.


Or, in a non-visual field, consider instantly recognizing certain voices ("Good news, everyone!" "You may remember me from such films as..." "I will find you, and I will kill you.") to the effort it takes to imitate those voices well enough for someone else to know who you're imitating.




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