5. People Imagine Objects Tilted and at a Slight Angle

Draw a Coffee Cup.

Our Imagination is in the Same Perspective

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Caption: : Your drawing might look a little like this.

The canonical perspective is an angle slightly above the object, offset a little to the right or left. This perspective makes it a lot easier for people to recognize an object. As designers, we can make things easier on our end users by displaying objects in the canonical perspective.