Visual literacy is important in order to participate in open education which seeks to connect people from different parts of the world, because different people have different languages. The ability to understand the meaning of visual images will enable messages to be conveyed easily between people in different parts of the world.
The following are used in conveying visual information effectively
Symbols
This is used to convey an idea, it can be inform of a name or an object. Symbols can be seen on a map , where different symbols convey different meaning.
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0027-map-key-and-scale.php
Sign
This is used as a notice to inform people , most likely warn them about something. Below is a no smoking sign
http://www.canstockphoto.com/sign-no-smoking-0065326.html
Icon
This is a form of visual information that comes from our world. Icons are universally understood , it can be an image of a popular monarch .People are expected to understand the meaning of an icon without learning them unlike symbols.
Some terms in visual literacy
Information
Set of facts conveyed by a producer that can be consumed by someone , it sends a message to the consumer. We have different sources of information such as websites , newspapers, and lectures.
Information design
This is used to build information in order to present in a other that it will be manageable and also convey all the information that the producer intends to convey to the consumer.
Info graphics
This is used to produce information in such a way that it can be easily consumed. It simplifies information that would have been very difficult to understand.
http://www.wired.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/infographic_of_infographics.png
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