Today we live in a society that is bombarded by visual imagery. Unfortunately, we receive very little education in the structure, form or content of images. This situation may leave us feeling ineffective in our ability to produce images or to decipher their more subtle messages. Visual Literacy is a first step for students interested in architecture, interior design, graphic design, art and art education, textile design, and journalism and mass communications to challenge this situation and to begin a serious exploration of the visual world, a world that is as complex and organized as the verbal world. MORE...