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Table 9.9 Some Example Guidelines Organized by the Common Fate Principle
Common Fate Principle
Visual Guidelines for Common Fate
“Use only two levels of blink coding (flashing)” (Brown, 1988)
Blink coding is often used for indicating warning displays. Designers need to be aware that
they should not use different blink levels for displaying categories of information as this will
confuse people (Brown, 1988)
Auditory Guideline for Common Fate
“Sounds which experience the same kinds of changes at the same time are perceived as
related”
When designing displays for monitoring two streams of sound, the