COP Lecture 2 Visual Literacy

From this lecture I learned that the reason why I took this course was to communicate, solve problems and present ideas that can be successfully translated to different audiences. This can be applied within my studies mainly if I ever have to create an advert, and sometimes within simple cartoons that involve an underlying message.

Visual Literacy is also the ability to construct meaning from visual images and type. This is relevant in animation through the way that I can create an animation that involves imagery that has a meaning and a strong message. I can do this by manipulating certain aspects of an animation such as, colour, shapes, actions and sound.

One of the things that I thought to be helpful was the idea that being visually literate requires an awareness of the relationship between visual syntax and visual semiotics.

Overall I found this seminar helpful in understanding how visual literacy can be used to inform, negotiate and create an understanding for audiences.