Writing New Media — Day 3
Yesterday, we showed our first attempts at using Flash to construct a visual argument, but before that we discussed whether you could have a visual argument, an idea that no one seemed to have a problem with. What did spark a bit of debate concerned a producer’s intention and the meaning a viewer might take from the image. I think was more of an issue of us not communicating all that clearly verbally (ironic, considering the topic of the day: does alphabetic print communicate make arguments more clearly than images?). Some said everything is an argument, but my point was more about the context of reception. Do I know enough about what happening in the image to get what the “author” intended? My visual representation of The Three Little Pigs may make sense to me but not to others. So, a successful visual argument would, seemingly, need the producer and consumer to be on the same page; and the same holds true from print.
This is the gist of the conversation, so my apologies for reducing an entire day of the workshop to a paragraph.
Also, it’s been just a bit rainy, off and on (Monday and Tuesday), so Wednesday was the first day I could ride my bike to class without getting soaked. And this weekend is Bridge Fest, so I thought you’d like to see a shot of the bridge.
