COP LECTURE 2: VISUAL LITERACY - LANGUAGE OF DESIGN
There were quite a lot of information to take in from today's lecture. The key points I gathered from the lecture were:
- meaning of visual literacy
- main principles
- visual semantics/syntax
- visual synecdoche/metonym/metaphor (more technical things)
Though what I thought was interesting during the lecture was that visual literacy is similar to literacy narrative. The lecture covered facts about communicating ideas, how to communicate them effectively, the relation to society and the world, etc.
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| Some notes + little drawing of Fred |
Though what I think was open to discussion was more of how could we effectively use these symbols/images to communicate ideas and to what extent could it convey ideas. This lecture also discussed associations/implications and how these images can change due to society, culture and more. It also made me realize many people nowadays (perhaps the millennials) are visually literate and question why images could effect society so strongly.
To top it off, this lecture reminded me of an article I read on dailymail.co.uk about the famous 'Eiffel Tower peace sign'.
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| Illustration by Jean Jullien. |
Article and image link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3319793/When-brush-paper-thing-came-Artist-Eiffel-Tower-peace-symbol-reveals-reactionary-origins-doesn-t-want-fame-it.html
A symbol such as the one above connected people around the world and conveyed a message, an awareness about the terrorist attacks in Paris. Also the peace sign and the Eiffel Tower are something people already know, which might be the first thing they catch on.
A symbol such as the one above connected people around the world and conveyed a message, an awareness about the terrorist attacks in Paris. Also the peace sign and the Eiffel Tower are something people already know, which might be the first thing they catch on.
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