One of the best ways to capture an audience is to incorporate visuals into your material. A Visual is a pictorial representation used to convey meaning and information to an audience. When designing a visual there are a couple things you need to think of. What kind? what should it look like? Where should it be placed?
when deciding what kind of visual to put into your material you should first think of what it is you are trying to get across to your audience. If it is very numerical and math related, charts, graphs, and tables work very well. If it is something technical, screenshots are better for the sitiueation.
Figuring out what the visual should look like is a fairly simple process. The main thing you need to do is be crative with it. If it is directed towards children, add color and fun designs. If its for the professional workplace make it catchy, fun, yet appropriate.
The last thing you will need to decide when designing visuals is where to place the visual. Sometimes it is beter to make it the very first thing your audience will see. Other times you want it to be the last. Now your ready to go out and design your own visuals.
Dobrin,Sidney.Technical Communication in the Twenty-First Century.New York:Pearson,2006.Print.
I agree with what you said in your post, it is always easier for the audience to understand something when visuals are being used. Good post.
ReplyDeleteGood information on a topic so broad. I like how you touched base on what to look for in a visual for what type of piece of work. Good job.
ReplyDeleteGreat information. The only thing i noticed was that you spelled situation wrong, always remember to spell check your work before finalizing. Nice title, it could have been a bit more catchy, but its not boring. Good job citing your source!!
ReplyDeleteGood summary of the importance of visuals. You need to cite your graphic in addition to the Dobrin text.
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