Visual Information and Media Flashcards

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is the artistic or creative representation or interpretation of an idea, concept, or emotion using different media

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Visual information

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It is created by painters, photographers, graphic artists, or designers, and sculptors among others

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Visual information

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Types of visual information

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Painting
Picture/Photo
Sculpture
Comic Strip/ Cartoons
Graphs and chart
Billboard & poster
Infographics

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is a visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the “matrix”or “support)

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Painting

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anything taken by a camera, digital camera, or photocopier

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Photo/ photograph

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a drawing, painting, or artwork created on a computer. It also describes anything created using a camera or scanner

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Picture

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The art of making three-dimensional representative forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster

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Sculpture

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8
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animated illustrations

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cartoon

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9
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a sequence of static images accompanied by text

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comic

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a general term for presenting information in visual format, such as tables, diagrams, or pictures

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chart

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a specific type of chart that shows the relationship between two or more variables such as trends or correlations

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graph

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a large stationary sign that is typically placed alongside highways or busy streets. It is designed to be seen by driver and passengers from a distance

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billboard

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a smaller, more portable sign that can be placed on walls, windows or other surfaces. It is meant to be seen up close

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poster

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a form of visual communication meant to capture attention and enhance comprehension. It includes data, information or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly 9Smicklas 2012)

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Infographic

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Types of infographics

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Mixed-chart infographics
List infographics
Timeline
How-to guide
Flow chart
Comparison
Location-based
photo-graphic
hierarchal
single chart
visualized number infographic
anatomical
visual resume

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infographic includes a variety of different charts to show data

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mixed-chart

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is mostly text that lists information about a given subject

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list infographic

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looks at how a subject has changed over time

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timeline

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is a step-by-step guide to creating something

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how-to guide

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starts at a single point and looks at the points that branch off based on different decisions

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flow chart

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compares and contrasts two different subjects

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comparison

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infographic that uses a map to visualize geographical data

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location-based

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uses mostly photographs, combined with text, to explain a point

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photo-graphic

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stacks items or subjects based on a predefined “level”

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hierarchal

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a chart that visualizes data on a subject

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single chart

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adds images to statistics to make them more appealing

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visualized number infographic

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breaks down what makes something ‘work’

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anatomical

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a resume in infographic form

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visual resume

29
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Visual designs and elements

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lines
shape
value
texture
color
form

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visual designs principles

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consistency
center of interest
balance
harmony
contrast
directional movement
rhythm
perspective

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describes a shape or outline. It can create texture and can be thick or thin. It may actual, implied, vertical, horizontal, diagonal or contour

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lines

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usually a geometric area that stands out from the space next to or around it, or because of differences in value, color, or texture. It may also be organic

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shape

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darkness or lightness in a design. It is the contrast between black and white and all the tones in between. It can be used with color as well as black and white

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Value

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extreme changes between values

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contrast

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the way a surface feels or is perceived to feel

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texture

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determined by its hue, intensity, and value

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color

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a figure having a volume and thickness. An illusion of a 3 dimensional object can be implied with the use of light and shading

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form

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consistency of margins, typeface, typestyle and colors necessary, especially in slide presentations or documents that are more tha one page

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consistency

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an area that first attracts attention in a composition

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center of interest

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a feeling of visual equality in shape, form, value, color, etc.

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balance

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brings together a composition with similar units

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harmony

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offers some change in value creating a visual discord in composition. It shows the difference between shapes and can be used as a background to bring objects out and forward in a design

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contrast

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a visual flow of the composition

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directional movement

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a movement in which some elements recur regularly

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rhythm

45
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created through the arrangement of objects in two-dimensional space to look like they appear in real life

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perspective