Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Images and magazine covers

To complement PhilpotNew Unit 1.1:

* several documents on Tera (two will be handed out in class)

* how to analyse art: https://nladesignvisual.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/how-to-analyse-paintings/

https://www.studentartguide.com/articles/how-to-analyze-an-artwork --> 

Task: condense this into a short guide for analysing art in the context of LangLit. (Write it, preferably collaboratively.)

* logo: https://99designs.com/blog/tips/types-of-logos/

* icon or symbol: https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-icon-and-vs-symbol/

* perspective: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/perspective-in-paintings-2578098

* allusion = an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference (How do you solve a problem called ...?)

* body language and facial expressions:

https://www.verywellmind.com/understand-body-language-and-facial-expressions-4147228

*emojis: https://staysafeonline.org/blog/secret-language-emoji/

https://emojipedia.org/

* the symbolism of colours: https://www.incredibleart.org/lessons/middle/color2.htm

https://www.color-meanings.com/

http://www.artyfactory.com/color_theory/color_theory_2.htm

https://www.empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com/meaning-of-colors.html

Use Analyzing a Photograph: A How-To Guide (HO + available on Tera) to analyse this image from the previous LangLit Course Companion first as a photograph, and later as an advert: 












































For magazine covers, consult "Magazine cover" in Tera.



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