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For this week I chose a photo of several road signs to represent visual literacy. While road signs were created to send messages to people while they are driving, the color, use of wording, and pictures upon each sign mean something different. The…

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…

This is the labeling on the front of the fridge at my house. I noticed that is does not have any words, making is visually literate. One does not have to be able to read "water", "cubed", or "crushed" to make a decision about what they are needing…

Pictured in this photo is the box art for the board game "Blood On The Snow: The Battle of Suomussali" and the individual card pieces for the units that are controlled by the players. The art is reflective of the name of the game as it depicts Soviet…

This Wii remote requires visual literacy, as someone who has never used one and has no experience with video games or remote controls would not be able to immediately use it. It is not explicitly clear what the function of each button is. Some are…

This is a picture of a parking sign in Downtown Raleigh. The reason I chose to use this photo is because it contains many directions in very few words. It is not in the picture but above the sign there is another sign describing how long the parking…

Internet memes come in many different formats and can therefore express many different meanings. A meme by itself, however, can only make so many expressions. But when memes are crossed over and combined, suddenly more opportunities are revealed. …

This is an interesting and creative social issue advertisement on a paper towel dispenser. The image is implying that the excessive use of paper towels are draining the earth of its resources. On top of that, the paper towels in this image is also…

This is a picture of Janice and Chandler from the hit TV show Friends. There are no words, captions, volume, etc. with this picture, but anyone who has seen this show can hear Janice say "Oh my God" and her laugh in their head. This is because…

This is a poster of the famous illustration, The Awakening, my roommate got from the Library of Congress. It was the centerfold of a suffrage issue of Puck Magazine in 1915. The image is a suffragette parody of Manifest Destiny. The woman in yellow…