An introduction to visual communication

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Digital visual communication theory -- Developing visual literacy skills -- Elements of visual literacy -- Perspective, vision, and culture -- Language of images: signs, symbols, and semiotics -- Written symbols and typography -- Graphic design -- Understanding visual media -- Print media -- The photographic image -- Motion pictures and film -- Television -- Digital media -- Visual communication in cultural contexts -- Emerging visual contexts : virtual reality and digital culture -- Cultural codes and conventions -- Visual imagery and cultural change.