Visual Info and Media Flashcards
are sources of information in the form of visual representations.
Visual media
TYPES OF VISUAL MEDIA
PHOTOGRAPHY
VIDEO
SCREENSHOTS
INFOGRAPHICS
DATA VISUALIZATION
COMIC STRIPS/CARTOONS
MEMES
VISUAL NOTE-TAKING
Purposes of media
Gain attention
Create Meaning
Facilitate retention
(element) DESCRIBES A SHAPE OR OUTLINE
CREATE TEXTURE AND CAN BE THICK OR THIN MAY BE ACTUAL, IMPLIED, VERTICAL, HORIZONTAL, DIAGONAL, OR CONTOUR LINES
LINE
(element) A GEOMETRIC OR ORGANIC AREA THAT STANDS OUT FROM THE SPACE NEXT TO OR AROUND IT, OR BECAUSE OF DIFFERENCES IN VALUE, COLOR, OR TEXTURE
SHAPE
(element) THE DEGREE OF LIGHT AND DARK IN A DESIGN
CONTRAST BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE AND ALL THE TONES IN BETWEEN
value
(element) WAY ASURFACE FEELS OR IS PERCEIVED TO FEEL
ILLUSION OF THE SURFACES PEAKS AND VALLEYS, RESULTING IN A FEELING OF SMOOTHNESS OR ROUGHNESS IN OBJECTS
TEXTURE
(element) DETERMINEDBY ITS HUE (NAME OF COLOR), INTENSITY (PURITY OF THE HUE), AND VALUE (LIGHTNESSOR DARKNESS OF HUE)
USED FOR EMPHASIS, OR MAY ELICIT EMOTIONS FROM VIEWERS
color
(element) A FIGURE HAVING VOLUME AND THICKNESS
AN ILLUSION OF A 3- DIMENSIONAL OBJECT CAN BE IMPLIED WITH THE USE OF LIGHT AND SHADING
CAN BE VIEWED FROM MANY ANGLES
form
(principles) ____ OF MARGINS, TYPEFACE, TYPESTYLE, AND COLORS IS NECESSARY, ESPECIALLY IN SLIDE PRESENTATIONS OR DOCUMENTS THAT ARE MORE THAN ONE PAGE.
consistency
(principles) AN AREA THAT FIRST ATTRACTS ATTENTION IN A COMPOSITION IMPORTANT OBJECTS OR ELEMENTS IN A COMPOSITION
CAN BE ACHIEVED BY CONTRAST OF VALUES, MORE COLORS, AND PLACEMENT
center of interest
(principle) VISUAL EQUALITY IN SHAPE, FORM, VALUE, COLOR, ETC.
CAN BE SYMMETRICAL AND EVENLY BALANCED, OR ASYMMETRICAL AND UNEVENLY BALANCED
balance
(principle) BRINGS TOGETHER A COMPOSITION WITH SIMILAR UNITS
IS THE VISUALLY SATISFYING EFFECT OF COMBINING SIMILAR OR RELATED ELEMENTS.
- ADJACENT COLORS - SIMILAR SHAPES
- RELATED TEXTURES
harmony
(principle) REFERS TO THE ARRANGEMENT OF OPPOSITE ELEMENTS AND EFFECTS.
SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SHAPES AND CANBEUSEDASA BACKGROUND TO BRING OBJECTS OUT AND FORWARD IN A DESIGN. CAN ALSO BE USED TO CREATE AN AREA OF EMPHASIS
contrast
(principle) VISUAL FLOW THROUGH THE COMPOSITION MOVEMENT IS THE PRINCIPLE OF GOOD DESIGN WHICH GIVES THE ARTIST CONTROL OVER WHAT THE VIEWER SEES NEXT
directional movement