Visual+Literacy

Visuals can teach a lot about certain products or specific places without using any words. In fact, the visual aspect of an ad is what most people remember. This particular visual was informative and gave an inside into what this as was trying to tell its audience. The colors of the visual are eye catching and keep you interested. The pictures were very well incorporated with what the ad was trying to get across to the audience. After looking at this visual, it was clear that this advertisement was informing the audience that America, as a whole, consumes a large amount of meat each year. The visual was easy to read and was easy to see the message being conveyed. Within the Actions aspect of the PAT model, this visual followed most of the aspects. One of the things that stood out the most was repetition. Repetition was shown with the way the information was given and how the information was presented. To make this advertisement stand out more, the pictures could have been made a little bigger. If the pictures are big and bold, the audience tends to look at the advertisement more. Overall, this visual advertisement was clear and followed the formation of the PAT model for visual literacy.

Learning about Visual Literacy was very informative for me. This project was set up to critic a sample visual used to inform an audience. During this critic, it was important to include what made this a good visual and what could have made the visual better. After completing the visual literacy project, I understood what makes a good visual and what needs to be within the visual in order for the message to come across to the intended audience. I think critiquing visuals helps us, as future teachers, understand what visuals can teach without using many words. Visuals are a big part of teaching in the classroom because it keeps the students' attention throughout the lesson. If the visual is dull and does not have much detail, it is hard to teach a lesson directed around this specific image or object.