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VISUAL ANALYSIS ESSAY

Background on visual analysis

The Language of Graphic Design: An Illustrated Handbook for Understanding Fundamental Design Principles by Richard Poulin
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2018
This book provides clear, concise information that will enhance visual literacy.
Type, Image, Message: a Graphic Design Layout Workshop by Nancy Skolos
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2006
Exhibits great design work then deconstructs the processes in simple visual terms.
Visual Communication Design: An Introduction to Design Concepts in Everyday Experience by Meredith Davis
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2017
This introduction to visual communication design demystifies the foundational concepts that underpin professional design decisions and shape our experiences in a complex visual world.

Find more eBooks and print books like these in the library catalog.

Good search terms include:

graphic design
visual rhetoric
visual design
visual communication

Finding images to analyze

COMPARATIVE RHETORICAL ANALYSIS ESSAY

Finding current opinion pieces

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In Advanced Search, enter your search term; then under Search Limiters, limit your dates and choose "Editorial" as your document type.

Finding current speeches

Gale Databases This link opens in a new window
In Advanced Search, enter your search term; then under Search Limiters, limit your dates and choose "Speech" as your document type.

Finding current articles

Gale Databases This link opens in a new window
Search your term, choose Magazines, then use Filter Your Results fo limit date and document type.
EBSCOhost Databases This link opens in a new window
Search your term, then use the Refine Results column on the left to filter by date and source type.
Access World News This link opens in a new window
Choose your newspaper collection from the column on the right, then enter your search term. Articles are displayed with the most current ones first.
Watch this short video to learn how to find The Modesto Bee.

Using Google to find speeches

Add the word "speeches" to your topic in the search bar, as in Ukraine speeches
For speeches by U.S. government officials, search your terms and then use Advanced Search (found in the Settings menu) to limit the domain to .gov

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