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Chapter 7 Visual Rhetoric and Using Visuals

Chapter 7 Visual Rhetoric and Using Visuals. Visuals. Pictorial representations other than written text (words) used to convey meaning and information to an audience. Graphics. Visuals that appear to be “rendered” or “drawn,” such as charts, tables, maps, graphs, and diagrams. Images.

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Chapter 7 Visual Rhetoric and Using Visuals

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  1. Chapter 7Visual Rhetoric andUsing Visuals

  2. Visuals Pictorial representations other than written text (words) used to convey meaning and information to an audience

  3. Graphics • Visuals that appear to be “rendered” or “drawn,” such as charts, tables, maps, graphs, and diagrams

  4. Images • Photographic or “real” visuals, such as photographs, screen captures, or even moving images like video clips or animations

  5. Deciding when to use visuals, which ones, and where to place them is an important part of rhetorical thinking

  6. bigfoto.com Visual Rhetoric • Refers to the way visuals communicate meaning to readers

  7. Visuals • Increase comprehension • Clarify difficult or abstract information • Provide examples of written descriptions • Illustrate processes • Depict relationships between information • Emphasize important information

  8. Visuals • Highlight key points • Gain attention of the audience • Establish authority • Reach a broader audience • Improve organization • Simplify information retention

  9. bigfoto.com Types of Visuals

  10. Graphics

  11. Icons • Derives from the Greek word eikon, which literally means “image” • Are visual metaphors because they denote more than what is literally present

  12. Workplace Icons • Represent brands, or logos • Represent emotions • Alert or emphasize

  13. Guidelines for Making Icons • Understand what you need the icon to represent • Understand the words or words it stands for • Develop a list of all of the terms that need to be represented in a single icon • Sketch ideas for the icon • Make the icon in a graphics program

  14. Graphs • Are diagrams that represent the relationships between at least two kinds of quantifiable information • Depict information along two axes: each axis represents one component of information • Are generally three types: bar graphs, line graphs, and pictographs

  15. Bar Graphs • Are also known as histograms • Depict comparisons between similar kinds of information • Emphasize quantity • Are used with numeric information

  16. Line Graphs • Are also known as frequency polygons • Depict information over a period of time • May represent multiple pieces of similar data to compare changes in multiple situations

  17. Pictographs • Use pictures or icons to represent numeric information • Are usually easy to read and function much like bar graphs • Are most often used in documents that address general readers

  18. Charts • Represent information visually • Make it easier for readers to understand data and relationships between various data • Are generally three types: pie charts, flow charts, and organizational charts

  19. Pie Charts • Are circular charts that represent divisions within a whole • Represent percentages by dividing into representative sections

  20. Flow Charts • Depict a process or a procedure • Can be useful for solving problems • Have developed as problem solving tools

  21. Four Primary Flow Charts • Top-down flow charts start at the top and present the primary steps of the process drawn vertically • Work flow diagrams illustrate the flow of work • Deployment flow charts show not only how a process flows, but identify who is responsible for each part of that process • Detailed Flow Charts depict all the steps and sequences in a process, including the relationships between various internal stages of the process

  22. Organizational Charts • Show the administrative, managerial, and staff structures of organizations • Display relationships between each level and identify paths of responsibility and authority

  23. Line Drawings • Are simple drawings used to represent objects • Are useful in documents like instruction manuals because they show specific parts or steps within a larger process

  24. bigfoto.com Images

  25. Photographs • Can be effective in manuals and instructions by showing the exact objects used in a process • Can be useful in accident and field reports because they depict a scene as the viewer sees it

  26. Screen Shots freeimages.co.uk • Are useful when describing a computer process or showing software features or applications

  27. Video & Animation • Provide a good method for showing readers/viewers exact processes • Convey information quickly • Add eye-catching and professional touches to web pages and e-manuals

  28. Find Visuals • In databases, usually for a fee • With Web searches, usually with permission • Using clip art, from previously printed materials • By making your own images and graphics with software, like draw, spreadsheets, word processors, and image manipulators

  29. Use Color • To highlight or draw attention • To demarcate textual divisions • To identify a particular part of a document or kind of text • To clarify organization and relationships between textual elements • To improve the aesthetic and professional quality of your document

  30. Using Visuals • Make visuals relevant to the document • Make visuals as clear as possible • Keep your visuals as simple as possible • Use familiar visuals for wider appeal • Sequence visuals from top to bottom • Strive for moderation

  31. Using Visuals • Informal documents include a list of visuals and caption • List All numbered visuals in a “Table of Figures” or “Table of Illustrations” • Use call outs — textual highlights provided in a visual to clarify or highlight information — when necessary

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