Teaches visual literacy, theory, scholarly critique, and practical application of visuals in professional communication careers

Visual Communication: Insights and Strategies explores visual imagery in advertising, news coverage, political discourse, popular culture, and digital and social media technologies. It is filled with insights into the role of visuals in our dynamic social environment and contains strategies on how to use them.

The authors provide an overview of theoretically-informed literacy and critical analysis of visual communication and demonstrate the ways in which we can assess and apply this knowledge in the fields of advertising, public relations, journalism, organizational communication, and intercultural communication. This important book:

• Reveals how to analyze visual imagery
• Introduces a 3-step process, Research-Evaluate-Create, to apply the knowledge gained
• Combines research, theory, and professional practice of visual communication

Designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in visual communication as well as visual rhetoric, visual literacy, and visual culture, Visual Communication: Insights and Strategies reveals how to apply rhetorical theories to visual imagery.

About the Author

Janis Teruggi Page is Clinical Assistant Professor, Communication Department, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Margaret Duffy is Executive Director, Novak Leadership Institute and Professor of Strategic Communication, University of Missouri.

Book Information
ISBN 9781119226475
Author Janis Teruggi Page
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 680g
Dimensions(mm) 252mm * 178mm * 20mm