How to Develop Visual Literacy Skills

Visual literacy is the ability to understand and use images in communicating, thinking and learning. As the use of images in modern culture explodes, the need to be able to interpret and employ images grows exponentially. Whether you meet these images online or in traditional text form, spending time developing your visual literacy skills will enable you to understand and communicate clearly with this highly popular medium. Read on to learn more.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• A wide variety of visual images for practice

1. Gather and use images. Collect images from a variety of sources. There are many free pictures available in magazines, catalogs and online. Incorporate visuals in your current projects, whether for school or for work.
2. Read the visual images. Start by examining the whole picture and looking for clues in the picture. Try to answer the who, what, where and when of the image from its clues.
3. Interpret the images. Once you can identify the plot, characters and setting of the picture, try to decide what it means. Ask yourself what relationships might exist between the characters and why they are doing what they are doing.
4. Create your own images. Draw, paint, use photographs or edit existing photos to create images that correlate with your own work. Then be brave enough to share some of your own images with your friends, family and co-workers.
5. Practice. Use every opportunity to read, interpret and use images in your work and your hobbies. Like traditional literacy, visual literacy becomes easier as you practice.

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