The unexamined thought is not worth thinking. Thinking about Thinking begins with Billions of neurons in our heads are following the least path of resistance. This means not everything works logically. The skills of logicContinue Reading
Let’s get Meta-Physical, Meta-Physical. I’ll show you mine if you show me yours… The best art is art that conceals itself. The form is natural with the content. Canons are vetted forms of subjectContinue Reading
Variations in content can and do exist. One can use the same story presented in Beowulf and just change the content of the character variations to suit the present. Even a story from the BibleContinue Reading
Moving Pictures Visually in a Narrative offers all cultures a way to express their histories and stories through images and art. Visual literacy spans across all mediums. There are three basic types of visual narrative:Continue Reading
Contrasting Communication Perspective can move us in different ways. This next post only provides a small sample in Contrasting Communication Perspective with elements of Visual Literacy. Hopefully it’ll leave you with a better understanding inContinue Reading
Texture tricks of the light are major components… …in creating physical and emotional responses in all artwork. All Visual Texture tricks of the light simulate our sense of touch in a visceral sense. Synthetic texturesContinue Reading
Communication and Colors! Colors in communication are used as perceptual tools that people use to communicate danger, happiness, and caution. It helps interpret identity and cultural norms. Color also helps us to establish rules. ColorContinue Reading
The elements of visual literacy resemble the rules of grammar. Here is the basic syntax: Line, Shape, Form, Value, color, Texture, and Space A Line is a path of a moving point. Shape is anContinue Reading
Visual montage perception in advertising might prove to be interesting. With that in mind, we’ll start with the classics… Mimesis (/mɪˈmiːsɪs, mə-, maɪ-, -əs/;[1] Ancient Greek: μίμησις mīmēsis, from μιμεῖσθαι mīmeisthai, “to imitate”, from μῖμοςContinue Reading
Scripted and animated character archetypes! Time for a few notes about character and animated archetypes. Without them the reading process would be for naught. What makes them interesting, why are they fascinating, and what makesContinue Reading