tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19586719.post6882132689264458081..comments2023-09-24T06:37:17.587-07:00Comments on The Visual Linguist: Visual language in societyNeil Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03705933006220475644noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19586719.post-12415403516718230262007-10-17T23:18:00.000-07:002007-10-17T23:18:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comments and stopping in Peter. I d...Thanks for the comments and stopping in Peter. I do hope you continue to do both!<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>NeilNeil Cohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705933006220475644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19586719.post-49014079648413924862007-10-13T18:14:00.000-07:002007-10-13T18:14:00.000-07:00I definitely agree that while we are flooded with ...I definitely agree that while we are flooded with visual language, there are a lot of visually illiterate people out there. In my English classes, I try to integrate comics into my lessons. One of my favorite lessons, in preparation for a "draw a comic strip of a Greek myth" project, was when I passed out unlabeled copies of the AIGA/USDOT-developed symbol signs (http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/symbol-signs) and asked my students to interpret them. This led to a vivacious discussion. In the end I learned, and I hoped they learned, that we can't assume even basic pictograms are understandable to everyone; that indeed the visual conventions that create meaning for the viewer are arbitrary and must be learned. <BR/>Anyway, interesting site! I'll be back for more.<BR/>Peter<BR/>www.pear-pear.compdonzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270012096827183765noreply@blogger.com