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Sarah W. Graham
Visual Literacy is a class I took in the Summer of 2014 as part of my general ed requriement at American University. This six week intensive and fast pace course was taught by well-known professor Sarah Menke-Fish, and has by far been one of my favorite classes. As a communications class, the objective of the course was to learn how to read and analyze different forms of digital media. We were then taught how to interpret these images through a critical eye and learn how to appreciate the power of such images. There were multiple individual and group projects which you can view in the subtabs under "Visual Literacy."
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To read more about the class, click on "AU Visual Literacy " to view the official class description on AU's website.
Here are some examples of resources we used in class:
Helvetica, a documentary by Gary Hustwit about typography and graphic design is a film we watched and studied in our videography section.

Setting Up Your Shots by Jeremy Vineyard

Photo Idea Index by Jim Krause

The Non-Designer's Design Book
by Robin Williams
The Newseum's Pulitzer Prize Photography Exhibit (click the image to view official link).
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