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
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Creative Commons licenses, understanding copyrights
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
Diving deeper
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Videos
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Color Theory, Layout & Composition, Images, Typography, Infographics
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Books
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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
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Websites
Data visualization; Infographics_1, Infographics_2, Infographics_3
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Let's create some content
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Apps and software
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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, $$$)
Corel draw (desktop app, $$)
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Resources
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Vectors
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Rasters and videos
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Color palettes
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Color hunt, coolors, Design Seeds
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