One way of approaching this problem is to apply what we know about human perception to the problems of information display. The idea of the geon diagram is to apply structural object recognition theory to constructing diagrams. Our experiments show that geon-based diagrams are much easier to analyze and remember than equivalent UML diagrams. Diagrams based on structured object perception. May. Proceedings, 61-67.
Motion can be a powerful cue for attracting visual attention.
At present it is mostly used in ways that distract rather than enhancing information displays. Moving Icons, Detection and Distraction, Interact 2001, Tokyo, July.