1\ Can you make this Roman-numeral equation true by moving exactly one matchstick?
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Design and inference about design appear to be complementary processes, both grounded in our capacity to reason about goal-directed action. In future work, we’re excited to extend this to explain notions of legible design—that designers consider the users’ cognitive effort when making designs.
In Study 2, participants designed kitchens themselves, dragging furniture to help a cook prepare a particular dish.
Their placements made the target dish efficient to complete. Designers also adjusted their layouts depending on whether the cook knew which dish to make.