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Graphic design applies to Visual composition. Activate to inspect this relation.Photographic exposure depends on Light (sunlight). Activate to inspect this relation.Photographic exposure is part of Photography. Activate to inspect this relation.Visual composition applies to Painting. Activate to inspect this relation.Visual composition is part of Photography. Activate to inspect this relation.Photographic exposureLight (sunlight)PhotographyVisual compositionPaintingGraphic design
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17 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Acoustics, Art History, Audio Engineering, Design….

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  • Focused concept
  • Connected concept
  • Bridge concept (just outside the lens)
  • Arrow points from cause / source to effect / target
  • A line with no arrow is a two-way relationship
  • Node colour marks the concept’s primary discipline
6 concepts5 relationships6 disciplines3 relation families

Photographic exposure

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At a glance

Exposure is how much light reaches the sensor, set by aperture, shutter speed and sensitivity together.

Disciplines
Photography
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Physics, Visual Arts
Relationships
2 · 2 relation families

What am I looking at?

In this lens (17)

Bridge concepts (13)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Bit depth1
    Audio Engineering, Signal Processing · connects to Dynamic range
  • Composition1
    Painting · connects to Composition
  • Decibel1
    Acoustics, Audio Engineering, Physics · connects to Dynamic range
  • Dynamic range compression1
    Audio Engineering, Signal Processing · connects to Dynamic range
  • Graphic design1
    Design, Graphic Design · connects to Visual composition

Insights from this view

Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 6 disciplines: Design, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, Physics, Visual Arts.
  • Graphic design is a bridge concept — viewed here through Design, Graphic Design.
  • The connections here span 3 relation families.

Relationships as a list

The focused concept’s relationships. Pick another concept in the graph above to update this list.

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A lens is a deterministic projection of the graph. Pick a discipline, thinking pattern or journey to reframe the whole view.

By discipline

ChemistryBiologyPhysicsMathematicsComputer ScienceGeologyMineralogyEconomics

By thinking pattern

Bayesian updatingCause and effectCompoundingConservationConstraintsDefense in depthDiffusion & spreadEmergenceEnergy transformationEntropy & irreversibilityEquilibriumFeedback loopIncentivesInformationLevels & hierarchyModularityNetworksOptimizationOscillationProbabilityRecursion & self-similarityScaleSignal vs noiseSource–pathway–receptorStocks and flowsSymmetry & invarianceThresholds & tipping pointsTrade-offsTriangulationVariation & selectionWaves

By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

Concept collections are curated lenses onto the fabric — themed sets of ideas that recur across disciplines. They are not journeys; they are a way to read the graph.

About this view

What this is

Start from one concept and expand outward. The view never shows everything at once — click a node to refocus, filter by relationship type, or switch to an accessible list.

One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

How to read it

Focus a concept, or apply a lens (discipline, mental model, journey) to see only the threads that matter.