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Despite its lack of a head or arms, this sculpture of the winged goddess of victory is one of the most famous sculptures in the world. As such, it is a part of most people's visual vocabularies.
Interestingly, though, Nike, being a winged woman,…

This article from the New York Times is about pollution in different parts of the world. It is a full-length article, but it is set against a changing backdrop of floating dots that represent particulate pollution. The article detects the reader's…

Jacob Riis' How the Other Half Lives was one of the first works of photojournalism. His photography revealed the horrible conditions of New York tenements. This photo illustrates the cramped, dirty condition of a New York tenement. I chose this photo…

This is a picture of a page out of the ebook version of the paperback book entitled Nehanda. I purchased this ebook through the Amazon Kindle reader and used it for an English class I was taking last semester. The Kindle reader has a different page…

This is a water bottle that was given away as a promotional item from the NC State Student Alumni Association. The water bottle is equivalent to the brand Nalgene, however it is not. Nalgene comes in all sorts of colors, this water bottle given away…

This is a map of the blue light system on NCSU campus. This map is supposed to show the locations of every emergency blue light phone on main campus. However, even I as an NCSU student have no idea what this map is trying to show without context;…

I received this bag when I bought my textbooks from the NC State Bookstore. The front and back of the bag spell out the title "Wolfpack Outfitters" with the word "Outfitters" highlighted in red and designed with white letterings to emphasize the type…

This water bottle was an employee appreciation gift from NC State University in 2017. Although it is a relatively simple water bottle, specifically including "Student Employees" on the side helps make it feel more personal and unique. The use of a…

This is the courtyard of the NC State Prague Institute building. I studied abroad there summer of 2018. One of the four walls is a living wall covered in ivy and the other three are glass with artwork etched on it. The floor is stone and there are…

This is a photo of a painting created by artist Christina Hess titled Napolean Boneparte. There is more to it than just a silly dog painting, using a visual literacy lens. The title reflects the author’s concept of painting historically classic…