Writing for Visual Thinkers: A Guide for Artists and Designers, Second Edition

3. Verbal and Visual Connections

The 21st century is a visual time, in which words and images share a close connection. Add a profusion of technology into this relationship and you will find new ways to think about the term “literacy.” The bottom line is that traditional notions of reading and writing have changed, and this has opened up new opportunities for artists and designers to think about reading, writing, and publishing in our visual culture.

Verbal Literacy

“Literacy” (1883): the quality of being literate (able to read and write)—Merriam-Webster Online

We all know that literacy is the ability to read and write, and it’s something most of us take for granted. We learn at an early age how abstract symbols (letters) string together to ...