The Five-Second Test
10 minutes · Beginner
Quick Exercises · PRACTICE
Look at a design for five seconds, look away, and write down everything you remember.
The step-by-step guide
- 01
Pick a design
A website, poster, or package you have not studied.
- 02
Look for five seconds
Use a timer.
- 03
Write what you remember
List words, colors, images, and shapes.
- 04
Compare
What did the designer want you to notice? Did you?