Visual+Literacy

Visual Literacy is just that, reading the picture and figuring out the message. The children that I am planning to teach are Special Ed. students and many are visual learners. I can use this to assist the students to analyze and evaluate signs, billboards, and the like so they can become aware of their environment and surroundings. Many of the Special Ed. children find it easier to understand the pictures with very few words or without words, such as the signs for men's and women's restroom or the red hand at the stop light. Now that I know how to set up the presentations for visual literacy, I can help my students connect the pictures with the message that is being conveyed.  Visual Literacy Assignment The effectiveness of this visual message was not very clear. Although there is a title, I wasn’t quite sure what is being over proteined and I thought it was about fast food but after reading the passages I figured out that the Americans are being over proteined. The principles for this visual message aren’t too bad but there really isn’t much of a background. The hierarchy is from top to bottom and from left to right which would be appropriate for Americans. The gestalt is good because the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. As for the CRAP, I like the contrast of colors and the way it is set up although it might be easier to understand if it wasn’t in columns. The repetition was that in every section there was a mention of America or the U.S. The alignment is good and even but the proximity isn’t quite right because the bucket of chicken is off. As for the tools, the type of this visual message could be larger or have a little more information. I like the colors and the shape of the visual message is a basic rectangle. There is some depth as far as food is concerned and that does look appealing. The spacing is equal because of the way it is set up. I think if I was to improve the visual message of this assignment I would improve the hierarchy by not having columns but laying it out in rows and making the title a little more informational.