Visual Literacy Skills: How to See

Professor Patterson illustrates the course material using hundreds of vivid images and photos as well as studio footage and video footage. File size: 6.05GB

Visual Literacy Skills: How to See

Many people believe that seeing is believing. Your sense of sight may be the most powerful and central sensory apparatus you possess. Science has shown that 70 percent of all sensory receptors are located in the eyes, and that 90 percent of the information processed by our brains each day is visual.
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This means: to We can see the entire world and navigate it with our eyes to an amazing degree. Visual perception plays a dominant role in how we experience life—from how we receive knowledge and information and how we perceive nature, art, and the world to How we present ourselves daily and how we live our lives.

Unlike reading and writing, our educational system gives us little or no training for our all-important visual capacities, and we don’t usually cultivate the skills of visual literacy. Yet, to do that—to Develop your visual perception and ability to see clearly. to deeply observe, interpret what you see, and communicate visually—opens an extraordinary world of experience, deepening your perceptions on all levels, and your capacity to Enjoy the beauty and diversity of the world around.

Visual literacy is even more important. The world is becoming more visual. We are increasingly influenced by what we see and how we make decisions. The boundaries between representation and illusion become increasingly blurred due to the large amount of visual input that we receive. to Modern life is full of manipulations.

In Visual Literacy Skills: How to See, taught by award-winning Professor Carrie Patterson of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, you’ll take a deep and detailed look at the principles and skills of visual literacy, and how these visual skills directly inform our experience. These 24 compelling lessons teach you the vocabulary of art—line, shape, space, texture, color, and more—and how to These can be seen and evaluated. to You will learn how to apply the principles of visual design. This course teaches you how visual perception and visual language work in art, design and media. It also teaches you how to communicate effectively with visual perception.

Whether you’re engaged in art or design, interested in building a personal brand, creating or re-doing a living space, or simply interested in enriching your skill in making visual decisions, this course trains you to You can see the same things artists, designers, architects do. This will help you to develop a life skill with far-reaching implications in the digital age.

The Eyes of Designers and Artists: Seeing Through Their Eyes

These lessons teach you how to be a skilled visual literacy practitioner, both in theory and in practice. The course opens with a deep dive into the physiology of vision, where you’ll explore the mechanics of your eyes, the sensorial experience of sight, and how the brain organizes sensation into coherent visual experience.

Then you’ll move into a deeper level of visual literacy. Here, you’ll uncover how artists and designers perceive and understand the visual world with the intention of creating visual objects and environments. You’ll observe how artists, designers, and architects communicatevisually, creating the visual messages that surround us and influence how we think and live. In the process, you’ll study the tricks of the trade for designing objects that combine function and visual appeal, art that explores the reaches of space and time, and architectural spaces that reflect cultures and shared values.

The last section of the course explains what it means. to Your visual abilities should be an integral part of every aspect of your life. Here, you’ll discover how to As a visually-literate person, you can develop habits. to Create an environment that reflects you and your perspective. By examining the methods and habits of creative people across various disciplines, you’ll build a foundation for any creative work you may undertake.

Visual Language and Visual Communication

Professor Patterson illustrates course material using hundreds of images, photos and diagrams as well as video footage and demonstrations in the studio. In learning and practicing the skills of visual literacy, you’ll delve into core subject matter such as:

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The Phenomenon and the Reality of Visual Perception. The brain’s complex processes for creating meaning from visual experience. This is based on anatomy and physiology. It is important to note that the way our bodies interpret visual perceptions through our eyes has a direct impact on how we interpret our lives.
Representation vs. Illusion. It is possible to see how representation and illusion are valued in art. You can also observe how designers and photographers create illusion through their work. And how screens and photography alter our perception of the world. See how media and visual communication blur the line between factual and fictional.
Visual Foundations. Study visual syntax—the underlying structure of visual communication—across five lessons; delve deeply into the formal elements of art, beginning with line, shape, and value; also learn the principles of three-dimensional art and design, and investigate visual storytelling.
Visual Time. Watch the fascinating effects of time on visual perception. Learn how artists invoke both fixed moments and the passing of time. to Visually express your time.
Principles of Design. Explore the fundamental principles of visual design involved in creating any object or artwork. These include balance, emphasis, proportion, scale, and proportion. See Learn how these elements interact in visual composition and communication. to You can compose visually as an artist.

Create Habits of Creativity

Professor Patterson provides a detailed and insightful look into the creative process in the final section. A lively and informal speaker, her teaching provides a detailed understanding of the principles and design of art and visual communication. It also gives insight into creative thinking and the creative process. to Creativity is a part of daily life.

She offers a wealth of techniques and methods to help you develop your creative habits. Among these, you’ll explore:

The Art of Observation: Learn techniques to suspend ordinary visual perception and cultivate powers of detailed observation. Active observation is a valuable life skill.

The Limits of Thinking: A provocative look at innovative thinkers who seek new ways to see the world and challenge conventional thinking. Discover practical ways to be a visual explorer during your daily travels. Also, learn how to generate original thoughts.

The Creative Act: Discover detailed guidelines to help you create your own art and design. Apply the skills you’ve built in exploring the inspiration, the joy, and the satisfaction of creative work.

Visual Literacy Skills: How to See Takes you on a perceptual adventure that will reveal and unpack visual experiences. to It is a depth most people rarely reach. In looking deeply at how we experience reality through visual perception, and the extraordinary ways we benefit from refined visual knowledge as consumers, communicators, and creators, you’ll learn to Visual literacy and enrichment are possible with your visual abilities.