Exploring the Visual - Picture Books and other Visual Texts
Visual Principles Slideshow
The following two presentations provides a good overview of visual design elements.
The following two presentations provides a good overview of visual design elements.
Visual Principles
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Elements & Principles of Design
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- Julie Bain has created a web quest here based on The Viewer (Shaun Tan and Gary Crew). Not only is it a complete classroom-ready unit of work, but it also provides an excellent overview of key terms used in visual literacy, with accompanying images that explain each term clearly.
- Interested in using picture books as related texts in your Area of Study? A second web quest by Bain (see above) can be found here. This web quest draws upon the work of Australian illustrator, Shaun Tan.
- Interpreting Visual Texts in English is a handy list of questions to consider when analysing visual texts. It is published by the NSW English Teachers Association.
- Color in Motion explores the symbolism of colour.
- The Art Gallery of NSW has a 'virtual gallery' that students will find most helpful. Not only can students view works of art, but the gallery includes useful accompanying notes on the composition of each artwork.
