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Visual communication is receiving and transmitting messages through ______ means.
Visual communication is receiving and transmitting messages through ______ means.
visual
Visual communication expresses emotion, feelings, ideas, information, and thoughts with a combination of words and pictures, art, typography, photography, symbols, movies, and/or ______.
Visual communication expresses emotion, feelings, ideas, information, and thoughts with a combination of words and pictures, art, typography, photography, symbols, movies, and/or ______.
sounds
Creating visual communication calls for summarizing information for easy consumption by readers and ______.
Creating visual communication calls for summarizing information for easy consumption by readers and ______.
audiences
Visual communication tends to be easier for other cultures to translate than ______.
Visual communication tends to be easier for other cultures to translate than ______.
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If done correctly, visual communication resists ______.
If done correctly, visual communication resists ______.
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Aldous Huxley detailed his efforts to teach himself how to see more clearly in his 1942 work The Art of ______.
Aldous Huxley detailed his efforts to teach himself how to see more clearly in his 1942 work The Art of ______.
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Aldous Huxley's main purpose in the book was to convey the idea that seeing clearly is mostly the result of thinking ______.
Aldous Huxley's main purpose in the book was to convey the idea that seeing clearly is mostly the result of thinking ______.
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Sensing plus selecting plus perceiving equals ______.
Sensing plus selecting plus perceiving equals ______.
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To sense simply means letting enough light enter your eyes so that you can see objects ______ around you.
To sense simply means letting enough light enter your eyes so that you can see objects ______ around you.
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To select is to focus and look at a specific part of a scene within the enormous frame of possibilities that sensing ______.
To select is to focus and look at a specific part of a scene within the enormous frame of possibilities that sensing ______.
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You must try to make sense of what you ______.
You must try to make sense of what you ______.
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The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no ______.
The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no ______.
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Study Notes
What is Visual Communication?
- Visual communication is the process of receiving and transmitting messages through visual means, combining words and pictures, art, typography, photography, symbols, movies, and/or sounds to express emotions, feelings, ideas, information, and thoughts.
- It involves both the eyes and the brain to interpret sensory information.
Advantages of Visual Communication
- Summarizing information for easy consumption by readers and audiences
- Easier to translate for other cultures than text
- Resists misinterpretation when done correctly
- Simplifies and communicates complex ideas and data
- Provides a holistic understanding that words alone cannot convey
The Art of Seeing
- Aldous Huxley's book "The Art of Seeing" emphasizes the importance of thinking clearly to see clearly
- "Sensing plus selecting plus perceiving equals seeing" - Aldous Huxley
The Art of Seeing: Methods
- Sensing: letting enough light enter the eyes to see objects immediately around
- Selecting: focusing and looking at a specific part of a scene
- Perceiving: making sense of what is selected
Types of Visual Messages
- Mental: those experienced from inside the mind (thoughts, dreams, fantasies)
- Direct: those seen without media intervention
- Mediated: those seen through print or screen medium (paper, movie, television, or web)
Quote
- "The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision." - Helen Keller
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Test your knowledge on the overview of visual communication from Chapter 1. Questions cover defining visual communication, explaining its advantages, and differentiating types of visual messages.
