MIL - LESSON 5 (VISUAL MEDIA AND INFORMATION)

(VISUAL MEDIA AND INFORMATION)

VISUAL MEDIA AND INFORMATION

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. 

TYPES OF VISUAL MEDIA

• Photography

• Video

• Screenshots

• Infographics

• Data Visualization

• Comic strips/cartoons

• Memes

• Visual note-taking

FORMALLY AND INFORMALLY PRODUCED VISUAL MEDIA

visual media produced by formal organizations such as schools, government, and established media/publishing outfits are considered formally produced. Other visual media are considered informally produced. 

PURPOSE OF VISUAL INFORMATION

to gain attention, create meaning, and facilitate retention.

VISUAL DESIGN ELEMENTS

the building blocks or basic units in the construction of a visual image.

ELEMENTS OF ART

LINE, SHAPE, SPACE, VALUE, TEXTURE, COLOR, FORM

LINE

• describes a shape or outline. It can create texture and can be thick or thin.

• may be actual, implied, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, or contour lines.

SHAPE

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

• may also be organic. 

VALUE

• the degree of light and dark in a design.

• It is the contrast between black and white and all the tones in between.

• can be used with color as well as black and white.

• the extreme changes between values.

TEXTURE

• the way a surface feels or is perceived to feel.

• can be added to attract or repel interest to a visual element.

VISUAL TEXTURE

illusion of the surfaces peaks and valleys, resulting in a feeling of smoothness or roughness in objects. 

FORM

• object can be implied with the use of light and shading.

• can be viewed from many angles. 

VISUAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES

CONSISTENCY, CENTER OF INTEREST, BALANCE, HARMONY, CONTRAST, DIRECTIONAL MOVEMENT, RHYTHM, PERSPECTIVE