Visual Technique Flashcards
(10 cards)
Gaze
Demand and Offer
Reading pathways
The path moves from the most salient to the
least salient elements
Vector
A line that leads your eye from one element to another
Framing
Arrangement and positioning of objects - make objects connected or disconnected from each other
Camera related
Perspective
Central positioning
Angles
Distance
Modality/Credibility
Graphics or images that are
animated and not realistic have low
modality and credibility for the
audience
Colour - Hue - Saturation
Colour is an element strongly tied
to our emotions
Hue refers to the particular colour
chosen
Saturation refers to the brightness,
boldness, or transparency of a
colour
Elements of Art
Line
Shape
Space
Rule of thirds
Directionality
The directions that objects face in a visual text have different connotations and meanings
Symbols/symbolism
Symbols are used in images to
represent ideas or concepts