An Introduction to Visual Communication: From Cave Art to Second Life

by Susan B. Barnes

Book Overview

Technological changes have radically altered the ways in which people use visual images. Since the invention of photography, imagery has increasingly been used for entertainment, journalism, information, medical diagnostics, instruction, and communication. These functions move the image beyond aesthetic issues associated with art and into the realm of communication studies. This introductory textbook introduces students to the terminology of visual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433112574
• ISBN13: 9781433112577
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"