Disclaimer: these are only SOME examples. Visual literacy is a vast and marvelous world! If you are interested, we encourage you to learn more by visiting the resources at the end of this page.
Resources
First things first
Creative Commons licenses, understanding copyrights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
Diving deeper
Videos
Color Theory, Layout & Composition, Images, Typography, Infographics
Books
Why fonts matter by Sarah Hyndman
Thinking with type by Ellen Lupton
A primer of visual literacy by Donis A. Dondis
Graphic design thinking: beyond brainstorming by Ellen Lupton
The non-designer's design book by Robin Williams
Websites
Data visualization; Infographics_1, Infographics_2, Infographics_3
Let's create some content
Apps and software
Inkscape (desktop app, free)
Adobe Spark (mobile app, free is you sign in with yourId@k-state.edu)
Canva (website app, mobile app, free)
Adobe Illustrator (desktop app, $$$)
Corel draw (desktop app, $$)
Resources
Vectors
Rasters and videos
Color palettes
Color hunt, coolors, Design Seeds