Visual Elements Interpretation Quiz

Study Notes

Identify visual elements using shapes such as geometric, organic, and abstract
Derive meaning based on visual elements through:
- Interpreting lines, shapes, and colors
- Identifying the purpose of the visual text
- Interpreting images/ideas that are explicitly used to influence viewers

Lines can create meaning by representing direction, structure, and clarity.
A straight line suggests movement, stability, and order.
Straight lines can also symbolize a clear path or straightforwardness.
In design and communication, lines organize space, connect or separate elements.
They can also convey tension, strength, or precision.

Image: A group of children in a street with a group of armed personnel walking towards the children.

Images can provoke emotions and help us understand messages.
Images can show happiness, sadness, fear, or hope.
Images can help us see what words alone might not fully explain.
Interpreting images is important, especially when they are used with text in news articles.
The combination of pictures and words can give us a clearer understanding of the story being told.

WORD BUILDING ACTIVITY SHEET
Directions:
- Use a dictionary or search engine to find and select the appropriate meaning of the underlined word according to how it is used in the sentence.

Shapes are visual elements created by closed spaces formed when a line connects to itself.
Shapes can be geometric, organic, or abstract.
Geometric shapes are made up of arrangements of squares, circles, triangles, or similar patterns.
Organic shapes resemble those found in nature.
Abstract shapes are created by the artist's imagination and can take any form. Sometimes geometric shapes and lines are used to create abstract shapes.

Images are visual representations of reality.
They are made up of combinations of shapes and express a message.
Images can be drawings, paintings, photographs, or sculptures.
Real or Factual images depict real-world objects, events, or people. These images are based on true occurrences and experiences.
Make Believe, or Non-Factual images are products of imagination and don't exist in reality. While they may share similarities with real events, they mainly depict fantasy.