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Persuasion: Convince, entice and direct the viewer for commercial, political or social ends. This advertising plays on our emotions and sense of self-identity. Persuasion can encourage people to live healthier lives, or try and change their attitudes for the better, but also can be used in forms of propaganda. Information: Delivering Information or content inContinue reading “Types:”

What is Mass Media?

Generally refers to technology used to send a message to a large audience. New media revolutionised mass media and has allowed people to send out information and receive information on a much later mulch more global scale and a lot quicker. “the medium is the message” -Marshall McLuhan. This statement draws attention to the factContinue reading “What is Mass Media?”

Contemporary Visual Culture

“If graphic design is abut anything, it is about culture”-Malcolm Barnard (OCA, Downs, 2012, p35) “The concept of a culture of design…reinforces the point that design is an activity which is defined to some degree by social milieu in which it operates. Therefore we cannot conceive of any theory of design that is independent ofContinue reading “Contemporary Visual Culture”

What are the areas where Visual Communications is used?

Magazines, newspapers and other forms of publishing, photographers and illustrators visualise and document image-based content. https://billcharlesblog.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/alex-telfer-communication-arts-photography-annual-53/ In advertising, marketing and other forms of promotion, teams are made up of specialists who can generate ideas, visualise them and reflect on their appropriateness for the given context. Graphic designers, illustrators and photographers might work with architects, engineersContinue reading “What are the areas where Visual Communications is used?”

Visual Communications

Visual Communications is an umbrella term for a range of disciplines that creatively use mass media to communicate a message to an audience. -OCA Definition Visual communication is the conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be seen. Visual communication in part or whole relies on eyesight. Visual communication is a broad spectrum that includes signs, typography, drawing, graphic design, illustration, industrialContinue reading “Visual Communications”

The Road

Re-write in first person narration: I pushed the cart and the boy and I both carried knapsacks. In the knapsacks were essential things incase we had to abandon the cart and make a run for it….I shifted the pack higher on my shoulders and looked out over the wasted country. Re-write in second person narration:Continue reading “The Road”

Analysing “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas

What’s the mood of the poem? How does it make you feel? The mood is very reminiscent of childhood and times when life was such simpler. What poetic devices does Thomas use and what effect do they have on the poem? Use the list above to help you. Thomas uses similes to represent his comparisonsContinue reading “Analysing “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas”

Poetic Devices in Literature

Poetic devices are also used in thousands of books to add suspense, description, clarity, etc. In many comic books the authors use onomatopoeias to create accurate shows when the protagonist will attack the antagonist i.e. classic batman and robin comics. Many mystery and thriller books use short quick sentences or repetition to create suspense andContinue reading “Poetic Devices in Literature”

Analysis of Pat Mora’s “Old Love”

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58831/old-love-56d23d8c91186 When my aunt died,my uncle raised his handslike a prophet in the Bible.“I’ve lost my girl,” he said,“I’ve lost my girl,” over and over,shaking his head. I didn’t know what to say,where to look,my quiet uncle raising his voiceto silence. My aunt was eighty-seven.“Listen,” my uncle said, sighinglike a tree alone at night,“women know.EveryContinue reading “Analysis of Pat Mora’s “Old Love””

Poetic Devices

Poetic devices are in no way exclusive to poetry. “The ones I didn’t know I made bold” Rhyme: Words that sound alike, usually at line endings. Rhythm: A metered structure of syllables, consonants, breathing, or press Repetition: Intentional repetition for reinforcement and effect. Alliteration: Two or more words in a line of poetry that beginContinue reading “Poetic Devices”