Everywhere we look there are symbols, pictures and ads affecting our everyday life. I have never really thought about how they affect me, or the ways that they have pressured me into the way I live my life. I am excited to learn about the different parts of visual literacy so I can know more about how things are affecting me as well become more educated and aware of these ads. Not only so I know how they influence me, but also how I can use visuals to affect students and people positively in the future.
When I do think about the visual symbols that affect my life I think about commercials. When I am watching a show and a Pizza Hut commercial comes on or I see an ad, all I can think about it Pizza Hut. I might not get it right away, but after thinking about it for a while soon enough I will decide to go and get it. I also see many ads throughout my day, in newspapers and sent to me in the mail.
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| Source: Pizza Hut Advertisement |
The other symbols that I think affect me are the signs on the side of the road. I recently had to drive in Germany, and I realized how much I needed to look at the signs to help guide me on the streets. I did not have to take a class, so I would have to ask people who have driven in Germany before what they meant. There were many times that without the signs I would have been in big trouble because I was not aware of all of the rules and regulations they have in Germany on driving. For example, when the speed limit would change, which lane I could drive in and which direction I should go were all told to me by visual signs. Without these signs it would have been impossible to get anywhere successfully.
I look forward to learning more and realizing in which ways visuals impact my everyday life.
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