Archive for April, 2010
I thought about a visual artifact for this week and was taking a look at our book, Practices of Looking. Since the summary of this text is about the way visual culture influences us and the rhetoric behind those messages, I took a closer look at the cover. As I noticed the pictures that they [ READ MORE ]
A lot of what this Practices of Looking book has offered so far has been insightful, intuitive, and educational to say the least about the visual world around us. I have learned about the ways in which advertising is both deceptive but also harmful to particular audiences. I now understand that social hierarchy is a [ READ MORE ]
I was watching television today and thought more about the visual rhetoric that accompanies the organic food industry. Watching a commercial about Fresh Market I was thinking about what Chris was discussing with the class. I find it interesting for the push of organic foods because of the alternative interests involved. There is an interest [ READ MORE ]
Markel’s goals of document design were some of the most basic but helpful things to consider about document design. the points made about structure and hierarchy of the information and to help readers find the information they need are two very important ideas to keep in mind. As I have been taking this course alongside [ READ MORE ]
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