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Types of Graphic Images
Part of choosing the right clip art image or photo is knowing what role that image plays in the final design. Discover the types of graphic images including metaphors, illustrations that educate, and images that grab attention or organize information.
Graphically Speaking
Explore ways to use graphics to grab attention; get tips on improving your scans and some 'work smarter' graphic tips.
Using Visual Clichés
Is it being lazy to use visual clichés or are you just using familiar icons to get a point across to an audience that doesn't have the time or patience to try to decipher something deeper or more abstract?
Using Pictures in Lessons
This is a series of lesson plans for teachers at NCRTEC; however, designers can discover more ways that images can be used creatively to "simplify the complex," "challenge preconceptions," or "provide context."
Visual Communication Images
While some links may no longer be current, look at the organization of the links or "chapters" by Paul Martin Lester to discover ways images are used in visual communication including "images that injure," "informational graphics," and "cartoons."
Cartography as Communication
Maps are a form of visual communication. Explore them at the University of Colorado.