Line and wash self-portrait of Nicolas Steenhout. He has a black mop style paintbrush in his mouth and is holding a fountain pen in his left hand, pointing up.

Nic's Art Journey

Cognitive Overload

We often speak about cognitive overload in digital accessibility. But what is it?

Ink and watercolor sketch of a person balancing on one leg on a wire. The wire is not tight. The person is juggling multiple elements. A laptop, an old alarm clock, a calendar, a phone. He also has a question mark above his head, a speech bubble, and a lightbulb. He's dropping a glass half full that is falling, and a pile of envelopes. The background is green to represent tree tops, and blue for the sky.

When you have too many things going, and you can’t drop anything at all…

You can find the post about it in the April 9, 2026 edition of the newsletter

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Published on March 31, 2026

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