Visual Information and Media Flashcards
What words are closely associated with visual images?
Picture
Visible view
Optical
Drawing
Perception
Painting
Photograph
Materials, programs, applications, and the like that teachers and students use to formulate new information to aid learning through the use, analysis, evaluation, and production of visual images.
Visual Information and Media
Examples of Visual Media:
Photography
Video
Screenshots
Infographics
Data Visualization
Comic Strips/Cartoons
Memes
Visual Note-taking
Types of Visual Media:
Chart
Cartoon
Comic strips
Sources of Visual Media
Illustration
Maps
Flashcards
Books
Newspapers
Internet
Purpose of Visual Information:
Gain attention
Create meaning
Facilitate retention
Advantages of Visual Media:
- Keeping us with world events
- Exposure to different cultural aspect
- Broadening of experience
Entertainment
Limitation of Visual Media:
Projects/subjects cannot be seen without a monitor or projector.
Common Visual Media File Types
JPEG
PNG
GIF
TIFF
BMP
WEB GRAPHICS
Most friendly image format.
Compressed Quality
JPEG
WEB GRAPHICS/ANIMATION/CLIP ART
Worst choice for web graphics.
Small file sizes and fast loading speed. Adds animation effects.
GIF
PRINT GRAPHICS
Best choice for printing.
Able to read CMYK and YcbCr color.
Stores high pixel intensity.
TIFF
WEB GRAPHICS/LOGOS AND FINE ART
Great for web graphics. Small size but retains quality. Used in transparencies.
PNG
PRINT GRAPHICS
Large and uncompressed. Compatible in all Windows OS and programs. Also called raster or paint images.
BMP
Elements of Visual Design:
- Line
- Shape
- Value
- Texture
- Color
- Form