visual literacy

Assessing visual literacy in the consumers of new technologies: A cultural perspective

Since the appearance of the term visual literacy in the second half of the 20th century, many authors have spoken of visual competencies. These competencies are acquired through the use of visual language and an understanding that the use of human …

Comprendiendo la comunicación visual en las redes sociales: una propuesta real de análisis

Este artículo presenta un proyecto de investigación actualmente en desarrollo que pretende implementar una serie de herramientas y sistemas que permitan a investigadores entender los flujos de comunicación visual que suceden en las redes sociales, …

Designing and Building Systems and Tools to Analyze Visual Communications on Social Networks

This paper presents a work in progress project that implements a set of tools and systems to allow researchers performing qualitative and quantitative analysis about visual communication in social networks. This analysis is intended to discover …

Semiotic and Technological Analysis of Photography: A Visual Literacy Study in the Educative Area

This paper describes the initial stages of a PhD research work in visual literacy, including the state of art, the theoretical framework and the methodology proposed for this PhD work.The use of the photographic medium in education has varied …