This presentation was delivered in June 2017 to the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (YALI) at University of Delaware. The purpose was to show how images can be very powerful when trying to convey a message. The presentation also showed how differently people view the same image. Very few words are used since the focus was on images. All images were taken by me (unless noted) using my cell phone to show how easy it is to find great photos in your everyday life. For more information on this fantastic program from the U.S. Department of State, go to:https://yali.state.gov/washington-fellowship/

1. Visual Literacy in a Social

3. 3 Modes
of Visual Communication

8. A picture of a car can produce more than just
the word “car”.
A logo is different than a picture but can still
produce the same effect.
Describe its appearance – colors, size,
design, feeling, etc.

51. Social Media
• Gives you unlimited, easy, and FREE access to the world
• Has increased access to art and design
• Allows you to create and share your own work
• View the work of others, critique it, and learn from it
• Lets you communicate your ideas, thoughts and solutions to
problems

52. Instagram
• THE visual platform
• Hashtags can make a difference
• Allows you to easily enhance or change photos by
• Cropping
• Applying a filter

53. Worth reviewing
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/100-years-of-women-
refugees-in-63-riveting-
photos_us_58b488b4e4b0a8a9b7853660?utm_campaign=hp_fb_pag
es&utm_source=gn_fb&utm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpm
g00000023

54. Sources
• All photos property of @LisaLFlowers unless noted above.
• Emojis – https://emojipedia.org/whatsapp/
• Memes – Screen shot of search results -
https://www.google.com/search?q=memes&source=lnms&tbm=i
sch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiRp6bJ19_UAhVD4yYKHdFS
Do0Q_AUIBigB&biw=1276&bih=716
• Junked Mercedes -
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sonyasonya/4039086682/in/photo
stream/
• New Mercedes – https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/

55. Thank you!
@LisaLFlowers (@LisaLFlowers1 on Instagram)
LFlowers@FlowersMediaMatters.com
(703) 862-8743