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Yahoo.Com’s homepage has a small logo in the top left , right by the search engine bar. It can be clicked on to go to the homepage. I believe that it falls under the 5 column grid. The navigation to the other yahoo associated sites is to the far left. There is a rotating feature in the center, that will lead you to story links.

2. The meaning of our pictures, were someone to see them, would be an average spring day on the ISU quad, or things to look for in early spring on campus. The flowers are starting to bloom, Com week is coming, you'll be able to do outside activities, and girl scouts are out selling.

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The above infographic is showcasing how long it takes native English speakers to learn other common languages. This is from Rayburn tours, and they offer two sources. The languages seem to be ranked from the easiest learned down to the hardest. They also focus on the 9 most common languages besides English. The actual ranking is on the far left, under the difficulty dial, while on the right there are facts about the language, with the average time it takes to learn it on the far right. There doesn’t seem to be any insight on why some languages are easier to learn than others.  I don’t know if I can consider the middle-right information chart-junk, although those facts have nothing to do with the actual data given, they are just facts to know.

The color of the type is blue, like the bottom part of the shape, almost giving it the feeling of being a part of the shape (had it not been for the deliberate spacing.) The green and red do seem complementary of each other.

This evacuation sign uses a simple sans serif to get its point across. I think this is the best choice of type in comparison to the other choices. You wouldn't want to use scripted or decorative, as it may be too hard to read. The argument could be made that the other types could work, but I would say that the simplicity of sans serif does the job better.

The above advertisement, in my opinion, is an example of the design principle of unity. The elegant tone of the dress fits very well with the bust and background, and the color of the dress itself fits very well with the flowers on the left.

Good Things: Good color scheme, text is aligned, proper use of bullets.

There has been some talk around how some fast food chain restaurants, like the ones above, have been “deceiving” consumers with ads showing the advertised item(s) in a way that are completely different from the actual product in reality. I feel we can look at this using the veil of ignorance: Does the consumer, when looking at the ad, know that the item may not look like that when it is bought? Does the company think that these ads will still bring in customers, even if the product doesn’t look like how it was advertised?

The concept I chose was synecdoche. From what I can understand, a synecdoche a word used to explain all of something, even though the word may be a part of what is explained. One example of this can be found in the image above. A synecdoche that could be used here is “kleenex.” However, this could be a different brand of tissues. The word “kleenex” is a synecdoche used for all kinds of tissue.

One sentence that stuck with me from the reading was the sentence: “visual literacy also involves making judgements of the accuracy, validity, and worth of images.” I was wondering if it also meant judging the visual by the scenario and/or it’s placement. For example, looking at jack o’lanterns in March.