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Visual Rhetoric forStudent Writers: 

Visual Rhetoric for Student Writers Brought to you by the Writing Lab at Purdue

What is Visual Rhetoric?: 

What is Visual Rhetoric? Definitions and applications Use of images as argument Arrangement of elements on a page Use of typography Analysis of existing images and visuals

Focus of this Workshop: 

Focus of this Workshop Text elements How type functions and choosing fonts Headline versus body text Text and the Web Color Visuals and graphics Clip art Illustrations and diagrams Graphs Photographs and manipulated images Overall design

How Type Functions: 

How Type Functions 'Personalities' of type Formal and informal fonts Consequences and font choices Consider effect of font choice Personality and appropriateness

Font Personalities Example: 

Font Personalities Example

Choosing Appropriate Fonts: 

Choosing Appropriate Fonts Font choice will build or harm ethos Context and purpose of document is important Cultural and visual associations of fonts should fit document

Font Choice Example 1: 

Font Choice Example 1

Font Choice Example 2: 

Font Choice Example 2

Headline Versus Body Text: 

Headline Versus Body Text How text functions Type of text dictates font choice Emphasis and attention Information Sustained readability

Headline & Body Text Example: 

Headline andamp; Body Text Example

Text and the Web: 

Text and the Web Differences between print and the Web Accommodating users and browsers HTML standard fonts Screen readability

Color and Contrast: 

Color and Contrast Most basic and critical choice Black text on white background shows high contrast and is most common White text on black background is not ideal

Font Contrast Example: 

Font Contrast Example

Computer Screens and Color: 

Computer Screens and Color Pixels and colors on screen RGB values Color saturation Cultural associations of color

More Color Examples: 

More Color Examples

Clip Art: 

Clip Art Using packaged clip art Avoid the 'cartoony' effect Choose clip art that truly fits the purpose of the document Match design schemes Consider creating images

Clip Art Examples: 

Clip Art Examples

Illustrations and Diagrams: 

Illustrations and Diagrams Purpose to inform Conveys specific information Relates to content in document More than an accent Striving for clarity Avoid clutter Choose selective pictures of reality Break up large amounts of information

Graphs: 

Graphs Choosing how to represent quantitative information Pie charts and showing parts of a whole Bar graphs and numeric comparisons Line graphs and plotting changes

Photographs: 

Photographs Found images versus captured photographs Copyright Composition and quality Achieving effects with photos

Photo Examples: 

Photo Examples

Overall Design: 

Overall Design Creating paths for the eye Striking, eye-catching elements Finding information easily Design as rhetorical organization Consistency in design Avoid 'kitchen-sink syndrome' Pitfalls of pre-fab templates

Stepping Back: 

Stepping Back Is your design clarifying your information? Is your design unique enough to make it stand out? Is your design readable from its intended distance? Have you checked for typos and errors? When designing for the Web, have you checked your design on different computers and in different browsers?

Additional Resources: 

Additional Resources The Non-Designer’s Design Book and The Non-Designer’s Web Book, both by Robin Williams Color Index by Jim Krause Idea Index by Jim Krause What is Graphic Design? by Quentin Newark

For More Assistance: 

For More Assistance The Writing Lab at Purdue 226 Heavilon Hall 4-3723 http://owl.english.purdue.edu