Sultan Qaboos university

the visual literacy

examples of visual syntax

Done by : Ayman Khalifa Al-Hammadi 94001

Salim Ahmed Al-Shaaili 83046

Color

(Picture of a bird in a tropical forest)

- What are the things you see in the picture?

- What are the general colors you see in the picture?- Where do you think this picture taken?- How do you feel about the picture?- What kind of bird? Is it located in Oman?

Shape

(Picture of a cube captured up close)- What is the picture about? Who is subject?- What are the shapes that you see in the picture?- How many components in the picture?

Rhythm

(A photo showing the ages of human)- What is the picture about? Who is subject?- What do the details tell us? What is their age?- Can you relate to anything in the picture?

Pattern

(Pieces of stone are beautiful circular shape)

- What are the things you see in the picture?- How do you feel about the picture?- What is the shape formed in the image?

Texture

(Pieces of stone In one of the capital's streets)

- What are the things you see in the picture?- How do you think is the texture of stone?- What is the prevailing color in the picture?

Focus

Image of the word (focus)

- What is the picture about? Who is subject?- Can you relate to anything in the picture?- What the word is clear in the picture?

Scale

(Image by carrying the Quran)

- What feeling does the photograph capture?- What is the photographer trying to communicate?- Can you relate to anything in the picture?

Dimension

(Picture of a building in the capital)

- What is the picture about? Who is subject?- Is a picture of the building and clear for you? Explain

that?- What is the item that reflects the things in the

building?

Motion

(Two men riding a bicycle in one of the neighborhoods)

- Where the picture was taken?- What are the obvious things in the picture?- How do you feel about the picture?

Boldness

(Coca-Cola bottle)- What are the things you see in the picture? - What do you know about this drink?- How do you feel about the picture?