Visual information Flashcards
entails the use of visual media (that may or may not be accompanied with audio/sound) in the form of photographs, motion pictures, video recordings, graphic arts, visual aids, and other displays that use pictorial representations
Visual Information
type of visual information that you normally see as either “pure black and white or grayscale having a number of gray shades or color containing a number of color shades.”
Image
refers to the sensation generated to the eyes of the beholder due to differences in frequencies.
Color
used to recognize and communicate color information, define a set of colors.
Color Models
is used for colored lights like images on a monitor screen and has the colors red, green, and blue as its primary colors.
RGB Color Model
is used for colored inks like images printed on paper and has the colors cyan, magenta, yellow, and black as the primary colors.
CMYK Color Model
an alternative color model which is device independent, which means that colors rely only on the visual perception of a person.
HSB Color Model
specific tone of color
Hue
intensity of a hue from gray tone to pure, vivid color
Saturation
the relative lightness or darkness of a particular color
Brightness
a digital camera also has electronic sensors
Charge Coupled Devices
Pictures that are either drawn by hand or through computer software
Graphics
Produced when a drawing is digitized through a scanner, to convert it in a digital form.
Shows tiny pixels, arranged in two-dimensional grid, that uses color and tone to produce and image.
Raster Graphics
Produced through computer software, thus it is already in digital form.
These are typically stored in smaller file sizes, and can be scaled without compromising the quality of the drawing.
Vector Graphics
used to edit the appearance of the graphic
Software
(3) major functions in this aspect of your use for such Visual Information
SURFACE FEATURES
COMMUNICATION FUNCTION
COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
a series of still visuals can be more effective for some learning goals such as teaching how things work
Surface Features
Depiction of visual elements, using various media.
Illustration
Captured image, using photographic or digital technologies.
Photographic
Computer-generated (CC) - a faithful reproduction of reality, using various media, including computer assisted drawing packages.
Modeled
Series of image that stimulates motion.
Animation
Series of images, captured as they occur, digitally, on film, or magnetic tape, displayed serially, over time.
Video
An interactive three-dimensional world that dynamically changes as the “user” moves through and views it.
Virtual Reality
Graphics that have the communication purpose to show motion or present quantitative relationships.
Communication Function
