American popular science author Steven Johnson, in his book Mind Wide Open, quotes Huxley about his difficulties with visual encoding:
ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pˈɑːpjʊlɚ sˈaɪəns ˈɔːθɚ stˈiːvən dʒˈɑːnsən, ɪn hɪz bˈʊk mˈaɪnd wˈaɪd ˈoʊpən, kwˈoʊts hˈʌksli ɐbˌaʊt hɪz dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz wɪð vˈɪʒuːəl ɛŋkˈoʊdɪŋ: