Visual Literacy Statement
I found this course to be very interesting in several aspects. Before having taken this class, there were just things that I took for granted. For example, when we watched the film “Helvetica”, I had no idea that our world depended so much on this typeface.
In particular, I am interested in marketing so I found several of the concepts that we went over in class particularly applicable to advertising. I liked analyzing pictures or commercials in class too. It was just fun to go through and say what we thought was interesting about each piece.
I also enjoyed visiting the Hirshhorn and Newseum. Field trips are always fun but I genuinely enjoyed these two museums. I actually went back to the Hirshhorn yesterday with a friend to show him the Supersensorial exhibition. He loved the rooms with the colored lights and the piece with the blue strings dangling from it.
Additionally, since having figured out how to use iMovie, I surprisingly discovered that I enjoy creating short films. Before having used it in our class, I hadn’t ever even opened iMovie on my computer. I can see myself creating photo montages with the templates already installed on iMovie. Needless to say, I definitely look forward to using iMovie in the future.
My preferred ways of experiencing media are through films and artwork. I love modern, expressionistic, and impressionistic artwork. I also love foreign films.
All in all, I found Visual Literacy to be a very practical course to take.
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