Why Satire Matters
2021-01-21
Enumerating the techniques is useful when we want to use them to deconstruct a humorous text. Continue Reading
Moving in Stages
2021-01-20
Human beings are a lot more common than we realize. We are moving in stages across a fantastic universe. Moving in Stages: Wanna fight about it? Most of the time families and couples usually fightContinue Reading
Thinking about Thinking
2021-01-12
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
Variations in Content
2021-01-08
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
Rhyming Wine and Cheese
2021-01-02
Rhyming wine and cheese is all about memorability, form, and content… Ever wonder what makes the pre-propaganda we all know and love so much? What came before is always important to consider in all cultureContinue Reading
Moving Pictures
2021-01-01
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
2020-12-29
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
Tricks of the Light
2020-12-27
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
Colors in Communication
2020-12-24
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
Elements of Visual Literacy
2020-12-22
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