Reading Reflection 4

In Chapter 13, I learned the following:

- Visual excitement attracts attention, adds impact to a design, and makes visuals
more distinctive.

- Make more graphical approaches by converting bullet points to graphics to

- Here are some ways of creating visual interest such as placing text in shapes,
placing text next to photos, replacing bullets with word balloons, placing text on a
panel, thinking of text as an image, wrapping the text around a silhouette, drawing
a diagram, or creating a table.

- Better ways of inserting pictures are to extend the image beyond boundaries,
cut out a portion of an object, and use circular photos.

- Create an energetic design to add visual excitement and amplify your message
by breaking out of the boxy look, designing with ribbons, stickers, or tags, using
dingbat characters, carefully integrating textures and patterns, and creating a
vignette effect.

- Texture is the optical surface that appears as an overall tone, and a pattern is
often similar to a texture, but it refers to the rhythmic repetition of a motif in which
the individual shapes are more distinctive than a texture.

In Chapter 14, I learned the following:

- To ensure proper interpretation, use conventional symbols that are familiar to

- Visual language includes techniques like 3-D perspective, and it also includes
symbolic representations, such as alphanumeric symbols, shapes, and spatial
cues.

- To extend meaning, use visual metaphors to relate new content to familiar

- Benefits of visual metaphors are: improves understanding, evokes emotion,

- Use text tables, sequences, and layers to break content into small and
meaningful chunks, so the audience can process the information without being
overwhelmed.
 - Using the diagram is an excellent visual choice for enhancing explanations, and
some benefits are that it helps learners understand the parts and structure of an
object, explains systems well, flow and movement, concepts, and demonstrates
how to do something.

- To avoid having your graphics misinterpreted, ensure that they are semantically
coherent - every mark should be compatible with its meaning on every level of
interpretation.

In Chapter 15, I learned the following:

- Stories help us make sense of the experiences we have and to learn from the
experiences of others. This prepares us for unexpected events that may occur in
the future.

- A visual storytelling is a sequence of images, usually accompanied by text. Also,

- Benefits of visual storytelling: chunk information, provide a common

- Visual stories are appropriate for many types of content, including skill
development, knowledge transfer, and changing attitudes.

- Take advantage of the rich visual language of telling stories with pictures by
using elements, such as panels, speech balloons, pictorial devices, and sound
effects.

- Some considerations of designing the visual story that will need our attention
are panel layout, placing word balloons, image detail, comic typefaces, and text
and image balance.

- Some important decisions to make regarding visual story design include the
format (photographs or illustrations), layout, typography, the camera shot, and the
camera angle.