Journal 9

What are you some ads (in magazines, TV, road signs, commercials, etc.) that you remember? Or that you like? What ads do you not like? How does the ad catch your attention? How much are we responsible for our own critical thinking? Can we blame the companies for capitalizing off our absence of critique?

*Your journal posts have been a little bland lately- remember, you should feel free to use links, pictures, and creative text presentations to visually reinforce your point*

Journal 8

When it comes to my style of writing I try to keep if feeling like a conversation. I feel that by writing that way my paper becomes easier to read. I also agree with Vonnegut about keeping your paper simple and staying true to your own voice. I think that by doing those two things you add to your style. I dont think my style changes to much depending on my audience. I keep the same style, I just put more concideration into my word choice depending on the audience.

Journal 8

In general I dont really think of my writing style when writing a paper. I think style is something that is unique to the writer, so it varies from person to person. A writer usually has a similiar style from one written work to another, however certain factors can play a role to change it a little bit. The tone of the author can influence the style of writing along with audience. If the writer has a very sincere and serious message, they proabably would shy away from their original style if it contained humor and jokes. Audience definitely determines style. When students write for teachers they write formally and try to be gramatically correct. Not to mention stretch their typical vocabulary. However if a student is simply writing to a friend, style would be completely different. It would be brief, to the point, simple language and probably filled with abbreviations. I think a lot can affect a style, but for the most part style some what stays the same because it is the writer's unique quality.

Journal 8

I really don't think alot about my writing style when I am writing; my style just kind of comes naturally. I generally tend to lean towards a more conversational tone however, because I feel that a more personal level will speak differently to the readers. Voice definitely varies with the audience. I'm not about to write a paper for a history class with the same tone as I would write on my friend's facebook wall.

Journal 8

Writing style is something that comes naturally to me depending on the situation. I do have different voices for different audiences, but I automatically switch between them without thinking about it. Its mostly just a choice of how formal and proper to speak. When I'm being graded on something, I make sure to check spelling and grammar and try not to use and slang or words that seem too simple or undetailed, whereas when I'm talking to a friend, I speak more informally.

Journal 8

Consider your style/voice. Vonnegut’s style is like a “band saw cutting galvanized steel.” Do you think about your style when you write? Does your style change depending on your audience?

My style is definitely something that is subject to change depending on the audience. If I am writing for school I can have a very formal style, but if writing an e-mail to a friend, it will be informal. I don't necessarily think about the style as I'm writing, it has just become common to change it depending on the purpose. Voice is another thing that can be changed and is heavily weighted on my audience. A great example would be the exercise we did in class the other day given our different scenarios. In one scenario I was supposed to be writing to my teacher about a bad grade she gave me; in the other to my friend about how I thought it was unfair. The two were outrageously different in both style and voice. I think most people change their style in voice without even realizing it depending on their audience.

Journal 8

I don't think that i think about my style as i am writing. My big thing is that i like to try and write like i am actually having a conversation with the person that is reading my paper. Sometimes that can be a bad thing though especially if the thing that i am writing needs to be formal. Audience does play a big role in the way i write. I feel like if i am writing to an English teacher it is a lot harder to sound like you know what your talking about because there can be a lot of different ways to describe what you are writing about. That's why i like science classes better than English classes. Science has one exact answer and that's it. Science teachers i feel like are the easiest audience to write to. Your either right or wrong there is no in between. 

Journal 8

Whenever I write, I really do not tend to think about my style. I guess it's like second nature, where I write something that I think sounds good or gets to the point that I'm trying to make. Writing about something I am interested in or something I know a lot about is definitely easier than writing about a really bland topic or something I know nothing about.


I guess my style would change depending on my audience. I would try not to use big words or words, strong symbolism, or tough concepts when attempting to capture the attention of kids in elementary school.

Journal 8

I really don't think about my style when I write. I don't think I have a particular style, but I feel that it's easier for me to write when I'm writing about myself, or something of my own choice. When you're given an assignment that you aren't really fond of, I think it's harder to write about and more difficult to do your best. I believe that the audience does affect your style when you write. When you're writing something for a grade you're concerned about everything, and you try to write your best. When most people write in a journal or something like that, they aren't really concerned about how it sounds. The most important factor of writing, in my opinion, is your audience, because that really affects how you write. So the style of writing may change with the audience. When your audience is a teacher or for a grade, we try to write correct, speak proper English and sound intelligent.

Journal 8

My writing style is very unique and original. I tend to create rhythmic tone and create similies and metaphores to make the working of my writing flow fluently. When I begin writing, I focus on the words I like to use and create sentences that will benefit from them to increase my sentence's structures. Also, I tend to incorporate several different writing styles so that my papers do not seem too repetitive. I am also very critical of my own work. I will sit for atleast an hour after I have initially written something to critique it and see what words or sentences need to be changed or restructured. My style also tends to stray to what audience I am writing for. If I am writing for a teacher, I write critcally and with my a high vocabulary, where as if I am writing to a friend I have atrocious spelling and terrible word structures.

Journal 8

When writing, I think a major component in style is the audience. I've never intentionally tried to form my style into something, although it does change with the audience, but I think that change unintentional and involuntary, for me, at least. The style changes for the audience, I think, in some aspects but the voice of the author should still be heard. For example, writing an email to a teacher and writing a message to a friend, would not sound the same, but I think, if the two were compared to each other, it would be obvious that both came from the same writer.

Journal 8

The tone of the way I write always changes depending on how I am talking to. When I am writing something that I will present to my teacher, I am more concerned with getting my point across in the most intellegent sounding way possible. I tend to use bigger words and make sure that me sentence flow is logical and correct. However, when I know only my peers or friends will be reading something I am not as concerned with sounding intelligent but rather getting my idea or point across. Hence why I am more likely to use short hand or be more creative in the way I present such ideas. Its extrememly important to know who is your audience so that you can focus on aspects of the paper that each different groups of audience will be concerned with. Even when writing for teachers its important to be aware of what they're expectations are and whatnot. It will help keep your audience interested in what you are writing if it is written in a way that will appeal to them

journal 8

When i'm writting i change up my style depending on who and where i'm talking. When i'm in class or talking at a professional dinner i would talk more proper, and i would use big words. But if i was at the park or around the corner to my friends house i would not really care i would talk slang use words that would most likely not be the right word or words to use in class. Being that alot of my friends are from home i e-mail alot. so i write in slang alot. Then i find myself writting in slang when i'm e-mailing a teacher. So i have to reread my e-mails sometimes when i'm writting a teacher.

Journal 8

The only time I think about my style of writing is when that paper or assignment is for a grade or if I'm writing an e-mail to my parents. When I am turning in something that I wrote to a teacher my tone or style will change drastically compared to if I'm talking to a friend online. If I wrote like I do to my friends to my teacher, then I would not receive a quality grade. I try to sound more proper and sophisticated when I talk or write to my teachers, but I just let it flow when I'm talking or writing to someone else. I'm sure all of my classmates would agree with this.

Journal 8

Usually everytime I write anything for school, I definitly consider my style of writing and voice. When i write for school, I try to make my tone of the paper for the teacher to grade and for me to sound "smart". But in everyday language I never consider my style of voice just becasue im not getting graded on it. I also feel that when we get to college and beyond, we are expected to sound more proper and correct. My style always changes when I consider my audience. When I write to my friends, I never think of my style and sometimes even abbreviate things. But when writing to a teacher or elder I try to sound more educated I guess. I feel that lots of people today do the same thing.

Journal 8

My writing is generally very objective and rigid. I am usually much better at writing critically than I am at expressing emotions or feelings. I get a point across by providing evidence and and explaining it thoroughly. This can cause my writing to be quite boring. While I may feel strongly about the topic I am writing, it rarely translates to my writing. I write largely like a lawyer, which makes sense for my field of study. I will, however, need to grow as a writer and to learn to project my emotions into my writing. It will be hard to convince the judge and jury if I can't learn to project my emotions in a written form. I plan on studying a certain political figure who can project his thoughts and ideas with beautiful writing as well as thundering speaches.

Journal 8: due Friday 10/31

Consider your style/voice. Vonnegut’s style is like a “band saw cutting galvanized steel.” Do you think about your style when you write? Does your style change depending on your audience?

Journal 7

When I am writing any paper, one of the first things I recognize is who my audience will be. The format, tone, and word choice can be different depending on who will be reading paper. In Paper 2, the audience is my classmates and my professor. Due to this fact, I will be as complex as possible using these different writing techniques. The audience of the "Backpacker" magazine ranges from often young adults to fairly old people. I do not need, nor want to hold my paper back in any way. If I was writing my paper about an old "Hey Arnold" episode, I would try to keep the wording as easy as possible to understand because my audience would obviously be younger individuals.

Audiencej

I think that an audience in any medium of writing is very important. It shapes how you write your paper and what sort of writing style you should take when writing it. If the audience is an older crowd, you may want to write in a more sophistacted tone. However, a younger audience allows for you to have more freedom when it comes to how proper it has to be. Each audience may look for something different and base thier views on your paper (whether it is good or bad) on different criteria. That is why it so important to pay attention to who your audience is and how you present your idea to them. The audience in my paper is really directed at the American people. The people that had been there on september 11, 2001 and know how harsh it is. Because i know who my audience is, I can write as if I am talking to them and not aimlessly trying to touch everyone with my ideas.

Journal 7

To me, audience plays a large role inn my writing. I also believe it plays a huge role in all forms of writing, including advertising, books, papers, and music. A music artist won't write the same lyrics when he is targeting a seventeen year old guy as he would for a forty-two year old woman. A company trying to market guns isn't going to use the same advertising strategy as a company promoting woman's cosmetics. It just wouldn't work. All writers need to be aware of the audience so their writing doesn't seem obscure to the wrong people.

Journal 7

The audience plays a huge role in my writing. It sets the tone of my paper and lets me decide how formal or lax I should be. It also lets me know what level of detail and information i need to include. In the media and advertisements, they know how directly appeal to their target audience to get them to watch a show or movie, or go out and buy a product. keeping your audience in mind can help you to understand what they want to hear and make a better impression on them. Knowing what your audience is looking for makes it easier to win them over and achieve whatever goal you are aiming for with your writing. If you keep in mind that a writer is appealing to a specific audience, it can help you become a better reader too. Learning to read something from different perspectives can maximize the meaning and purpose of the writing, and help you to see things that you might have overlooked.

Journal 7

Audience plays a huge role in my writing. The writing that I would turn in to an English teacher is far different than writing to a friend or in a journal. My whole writing style changes all together, whether it is my language, organization, grammar, and even spelling. By knowing the audience I write to, it definitely helps develop my skills as a writer. For example, I had a teacher in 11th grade that was very strict on grading papers and when writing for him, I knew that I needed to be perfect to get an A. One’s reading can also improve because of this audience awareness. For one if the reader knows there are in a specific audience they can read that material and be interested in the subject matter. It will also help them look at what the author is trying to say, and how he or she is trying to reach the reader.
The media is an even better example of how writing changes according to audience. The media targets certain audiences and addresses them in specific ways. In my paper I discussed how Surfing Magazine targets avid surfers and fans to buy an issue. Their advertisements use similar tactics to help the consumer buy certain products.

Journal 7

The audience is sometimes part of my writing. As was said by the unknown student or whoever that was, I sometimes just write because I have to.

But, if I were to take the audience into account, I think it would be a big part. I mean, I don't want to write a paper gory war if it were going to be read by little kids, and I wouldn't want to write about a talking teddy bear that likes honey and has a tiger with a springy tail if I were writing for adults.

Audience is a HUGE part for media and advertising. Take commercials for Sketchers for instance. Their younger line-up ads have cartoon super heroes and what not that should appeal to the younger audience.

I really like what the author of “The Role of Audience” said about writing for a teacher. I guess it helps a bit to put myself in their shoes to see what they might be looking for.

journal 7

The audience of my paper would be readers that are into spiderman and rap music. My audience could help me to become a better writter because what i am writting would have to have some type of connection with the audience, which would make me have to think harder and put more effort into my paper. The role the audiences play in my written is keeping me focus and on topic and finding the ways I can connect my paper to my audience.

The audience is everything in a paper. Without and audience, how do you know who you are talking to? Understanding your audience can help your style of writing to better fit with the lever of understanding that the audience can commit. When people make an ad, they have to focus on what people would want to buy the product or else it would never sell. Understanding who you are writing for is absolutely the most important thing the writer needs to consider. This also help you understand HOW you are going to write. I would never use the same dialect I would use with my parents as I would my friends, they just would look at me funny. Audience is key to an understanding and appealing paper: it's everything that matters.

Journal 7

A key element in a paper is the audience is speaks to. Audience has a heavy influence in the writing style used. If I were writing a paper that I knew was going to be used for say a 5th grader to read, I would obviously want to keep my diction simple so that they are able to understand the paper. Now if I were writing for someone with a high level of education I would be able to use a different vocabulary that was more intense then for a 5th grader. A writer should write the paper with the audience in mind. By doing this they can get a better response from the reader.

Journal 7

I think that audience in writing has a much bigger impact than many people realize. The changes the audience makes to a piece of writing, I think, usually go unnoticed. We've been trained to adapt to the changes and it comes so naturally. For instance, you wouldn't write a paper for a class the same way you would write on your friend's Facebook wall, but the change you make is unintentional. 

In the media, the audience is a major influence in the way something is written or portrayed. The age or lifestyle or background the specific media is speaking toward changes the way that media is presented and displayed in an effort to better relate to that audience.

journal 7

Audience is key element for readers and writers. Depending on who the audience is affects a lot of the paper. If the writing is targeted towards a younger age group, easier vocabulary and a shorter length might be used. A writer would desribe things in relation to topics kids could relate to. Let's face it, a 6 year old would be more appealed to the character of Tigger than Oprah Winfrey. By knowing this, a writer can use this to their advantage. Understanding the audiences' priorities and activities helps develop the text. People tend to favor things, including text, that they have similarities with. Therefore, when a writer knows what the targeted audience likes, its makes for an easier finish. Knowing the targeted audience can also help the reader. If a reader picks up a book about uprising politicians, they can prepare to read about debatable and analytical information. Contrastingly, if there is a book about the ABC's, a reader can probably open it without having previous knowledge. Audience plays a very important role to both readers and writers. It contributes to the result of the written work.

journal 7

Audience is a critical part of any effective writing. Knowing the skills and traits of the person you are writing to can help you choose word choice, tone, and overall theme. It also allows you to play on the emotions of your audience. In the case of my essay, I will write in a very formal style and with a serious tone. I am writing critically and I wish to prove a point. Because i'm writing to a proffessor or educational superior, I am not limited at all by word choice. If I were writing to a child about the beatles, I would be inclined to use simpler language and less complicated concepts. If i were writing a children's story, I would employ simple writing tactics such as the use of alliterations and other simple writing techniques to keep a young mind entertained. Audience is a very important part of my writing, and it is very important for this essay.

Journal 7

Audience is a very imporant part of my paper. The topic I chose, was to show how the different alcohol adds affect the different groups of people. If I could choose one group of people that my paper would apply to most would be that of young people, those people are between the ages of 16-30. The advertising companies also place great importance on the people that they are trying to reach. Take Anheuser-Busch. If you were to look at a majority of their commercials on T.V. they are mostly showing how beer can make mostly "men" become more appealing to women. This is a very good marketing strategy considering that most men like to drink beer. I don't know if the advertising companies would have made as much money if they had shown women with the ability to become flies on the wall. Also, it is very important for the clients to like or want to have whatever it is that the advertising company is selling. I mean. im not going to look at an ad in a magazine that i have no interest in buying.

journal 7

I would say that in my paper my audience plays a big role. I'm writting on Allen Iverson, an icon i choose to expand on. Being that i worte on such an icon my audience would be those who watch basketball, or who are fans of the All-Star. I wrote my paper with the mind set of keeping my reader/audience not only interested and wanting to read more. But understanding that a picture can mean a million diffrent things, and mite not mean what it looks like it mean.

Jouranl 7

The role that audiences play in my writing is crucial. It definitely depends on who I am writing for. For instance, to a teacher for an assignment, I would use good mechanics and proper word choices. Another example would be if I were writing to my friends over a text message I would just use the letter u, r, and such forth. The role the media plays in writing is they are trying to persuade someone to buy something just like advertisers. They use captive words and phrases that people won’t forget. Being a better writer will definitely happen if you consider your audience because you will get your point across to them in a better way and it will also help you become a better reader when you can understand where the writer is coming from in his writing.

Journal 7

I think that audiences play a major role in my writing, because you have to approach different people and subjects differently. If you're writing to try to appeal certain people then you have to be sure to write specifically to that particular audience. The same thing goes for media and advertisements. For example, when people are trying to get girls to buy a certain product they would advertise something that girls in particular like so see, perhaps cute boys or something of the sort, that interests them. When you consider your audience, you're more likely to focus on writing to that certain audience, and stay on topic and not wonder off. If I were writing to inform little children on a certain topic, you'll be more than likely to use vocabulary they can understand, not the most difficult words in the dictionary, and pictures to illustrate the words. In "The Role of Audience", he talks about how writing is different from talking to people, and how it changes when you do have to write. Most people when we talk don't use proper English, and the people we're talking to don't correct us, but when you're writing you try to use the correct vocabulary to appeal to your audience.

journal 7

Audience plays a huge role in my paper. Since I am writing on an icon, my audience is the fans who adore Lil Wayne. The audience helps me with my writing by giving me aspects to speak on that would keep them interested. I feel that advertisements have a more broad audience than my paper or other classmates. They try to appeal to the mass, and therefore have more elements and a wider variety of information that they give. Also, since they have a broader audience they are trying to captivate, they use visual and textual advertisements to keep viewers watching and craving what they are tying to sell or present.

Journal 7: Due Wednesday 10/22

Remember our conversations from last week on audience, situation, and writer. Now consider Toby Fulwiler’s “The Role of Audience.” What role do audiences play in your writing? In media? In advertisements?How can considering your audience help you become a better writer? How does an audience awareness help you become a better reader?

journal 6

I googled Lil Wayne online. It had several pictures of him with his various tattoos and the headlines of controversy and drug addiction. This deals with my topic because i based some of it on these vary facts. He is a controversial figure, but overall his mass appeal cancels out the bad people see in him. The pictures of him on the website can have several meanings: addiction, outcast, fame, fortune, artist, but the headline depicts how the viewer percieves the message the writer has put on the image much like my paper.

Journal 6

http://xbox360.ign.com/launch/fable-ii.html

For my website, i chose the Fable 2 launch center on ign.com. My topic is about video game magazines, and the cover article features Fable 2. The launch center has a timer counting down to the game's release, as well as photo and video galleries. There is also a list of videos on the launch page that shows assorted aspects of gameplay or interviews with the creator. The use of visuals on this page help to make it more interesting to look at, and help show what all of the videos are about. I feel that this site shows a great deal of accurate and up-to-date news on the topic. The creator of the site obviously put alot of care into making it, as they knew that their target audience would be expecting something of high quality

journal 6

As I was on the Internet i googled Allen Iverson. It had many pictures of him some that would also connect to my paper. I seen one picture of (AI) in his gym shorts and his shirt off. i connected with my paper because, not only do the picture itself is my topic. The picture had many meanings. Him having his shirt off and corn rolls and showing all his tatoos shows his back grown things that some don't know about him. Then the gym shorts and his name brand shoe can show the sports part his life how he get his money. And if you really think about it you can see that it dont matter where you come from you can be what ever you want to be.

Journal 6

My topic for my paper is extremely broad and covers several different subjects, so i'll choose one to write about. The one I'm choosing is the Florida State University's website. FSU's website is a place where anyone, student, teacher, alumni, or prospective student, can go to find information about the school. The page is really easy to navigate and the pictures and other images make the page flow well. The link buttons and pull down menus allow you to cruise around the page with ease. The color scheme is Garnet and Gold. Along with the crest of FSU, the three torches are placed in easily seen places on the website to grab your attention and make you ponder their meaning. I think that myspace and facebook acurately depict me as a person, as much as a website can. There's no way you can get to know someone through a website.

http://fsu.edu/

Journal 6

www.myspace.com/plies
Myspace is a great way to see how visual and textual are in relation with music.(rap)
I have that one of the artists I listen to has a myspace page. Just about everything on his page matches him. His page also matches his style of music. His music mostly talks about how real of a person the artists is and the street life. He used text as a way to put out to fans that he is real by putting "Da Realist" on his page. Also by having money showed all ober his page because that is what the street life is about. Making and getting money.

Journal 6

backpacker.com

My essay analyzes the relationship between the text and visuals of the Backpacker magazine. I went to the main page of backpacker.com and was pleased to find all the details I have been describing in my essay. Their was a picture of a backpacker in the middle and he was in some remote area with giant mountains behind him. Also, their were advertisements surrounding the picture, along with other backpacking related videos. Myspace and Facebook are often helpful ways to get to know people better because you can always list your interests or post videos of activities you like to participate in. It is not always an accurate way to find out about someone however. Also, I believe it is easier to relate to pictures on a webpage, due to the fact that they always seem to grab my attention faster than written text. However, this is not the case in all types of situations when visual text and written text are shown together.

Journal 6

God Speaks

I chose GodSpeaks.com because it is directly related to my topic. Seeing as how my topic is incredibly broad, this website fits into one of the categories nicely.

The web page itself is quite discrete in that it is just like the billboards themselves. One of the first images you see on the site is a billboard with sayings that change every few seconds. The layout of the page is incredibly simple, which fits the text discription at the top of the site:
The bottom of the web page has picture/link combos with pictures that relate to the links subject. For example, there's a picture of a sunset/sun rise in a mountainous region with the text "Who is God?". This picture could suggest that God is a mysterious deity. Another example is the "Get Involved" text/link that shows a picture of four arms that are linked.
I believe these billboards are perfect examples of when words are more appropriate than images, especially considering the audience that they are trying to reach. Why waste space with images when the words used on these billboards are quite self explanatory? All in all, I say this site does a good job of getting its point across. It is well made, user friendly, and great for those who are curious about the God quotes posted along side highways everywhere.

journal 6

http://tampatribune.com/





My paper relates the the visual content of the newspaper. The link above is connected to the newspaper back where I'm from. This website really shows how visuals and text interact. The first thing you see is a the bold headline and a picture. The site provides differnet tabs for each section of the newpaper. When you click one of the tabs, more articles are given to choose from. You can click on really anything to read more about the subject. Different colors are seen right away as you go onto the site. It is some what coded with major healdines in blue and less important articles in black. I think this is a clever technique used by Tampa Tribune to distinguish what the major topics are. The colors catch a reader's eye right when they view the page. Many websites use color and font size, like this one, to advertise and promote different things.

journal 6

If I was going to design a website about my topic i would focus more on movie clips and pictures more so than text to depict my point. In order to keep the site simple, i would use as few words as possible and use color and layout to help identify the tone or mood to the reader. I think myspace and facebook are somewhat accurate because most people are honest about their likes and dislikes and opinions, they can be misleading when they are over-critisized because they are simple web-pages that are essentially a brief memoir/photo-album of an individuals life. Because these sites are so brief they can't be too specific, so that would obviously affect their overall accuracy. And of course people are usually biased when they talk about themselves. Images can achieve more rhetorical goals because they can change the context of the words about them, they can show an opinion or point of view much easier and more clearly than words can. Words are appropriate when a more specific or fact-based arguement is being presented. In a stronger arguement words will provide more defense then a picture would.

Journal 6

My essay is about the visual and textual interactions that the Anheuser-Busch company uses. I looked up Budweisers website to view the content and graphic designs. The website is really cool and interactive. You can click on a bunch of different topics and learn and explore the site. Also, the way that myspace and facebook depict you is all up to you and how you design it and what information you decide to put, just like a real company. The graphic design of all websites it the way it draws you in and catches your attention. I think it is the most important thing to catch the readers attention. I feel like images make a bigger impression than words do. They intrigue the reader and make you want to read the text. Pictures are the most important.

http://budweiser.com/index.aspx

Journal 6

http://www.seussville.com/main.php?section=home&isbn=&catalogID=&eventID=

This is a website all about Dr. Seuss that is rendered toward children. The entire website is representative of the way the images in his books look. It contains a place to play interactive games based on Dr. Seuss classics, a biography, a place to purchase books and upcoming events involving Dr. Seuss and events promoting reading. When navigating around, in between each page there is a page that comes up while the next one is loading that has a random quote from a Dr. Seuss classic. The visuals, text and layout of this website all come together to look like a page from a Dr. Seuss book. 

Rhetorically, an image can display a thought, but in my opinion, a word can make that thought more specific. As far as choosing a medium that is appropriate, I think the best thing to do is to consider the audience. Obviously, when the audience consists of children, like the case of Dr. Seuss, images are a must to help the reader understand and grasp the ideas being presented. I can't think of a situation that a visual would hinder the author's purpose or detract from the text. If the visual is presently correctly, it should, if anything, further emphasize what is presented in the text. 

Journal 6

http://nytimesbooks.blogspot.com/

Seeing how my topic is on the relation between the image of book covers and the actual text, I choose to use this blog. The posts show readers what other people think are good book covers along with one that aren’t so good. I picked this because part of my paper talks about how the image of a book's cover is often what draws a reader into it. The image has to be a strong to spark the reader’s interest. This blog shows that the image of a cover really does make a difference; one post even makes a comment about the illustrations of the cover.

Journal 6

If I were to design a web page related to my topic, it would definitely consist of a lot of different pictures, to display how pictures can have different meanings. For example, I would compare the feelings of a black and white picture to those of a regular color picture. Some pictures would have captions and others wouldn't this would show me what kind of interpretations other people have about certain pictures. I think web pages and pictures can be misleading. Some of the images on a web page may display one thing, but it may not be accurate. My favorite artist does have a Myspace page. On his page is pretty much pictures of himself, not really anything to portray meaning or a certain emotion. I think that colors, text and layout design help people to get a better understanding of something. The color of an image portrays a certain meaning and changes the mood of the image, and colors also do the same. Images, in my opinion, help illustrate what words are saying, and when there are no words, you can interpret an image any way you want.

9/11

http://www.classbrain.com/artfreekid/publish/cat_index_2.shtml


The topic of my paper is (or will be once I get all my thoughts together) is September 11, 2001. The website posted above is a website meant to help children understand what happened on 9/11. The facts are correct but not very exact. Instead of saying the exact number, it estimates. The colors of the whole page are red, white, and blue, the most obvious point of patriosism the article contains. For a child this is a great page. It gives them a general idea of the events without burdening them with too much information. Although the page is pretty crowded with other links and whatnot it is it is still appealing to the eye. It’s important that the people realize that webpage’s can be created by anyone, with different opinions and incorrect facts. Facebook and Myspace are created by that person themselves and therefore are only reflective of what the person wants the world to think of them. Anything else can be deleted. Take pictures for example, an attractive picture can be deleted and the one in a million shot of a not so attractive person actually looking good is put up and therefore the world think they are good-looking. Misleading. Pictures are different in words. Words give you straight facts. Usually people cannot argue with facts and therefore they are important. Pictures however give emotion, something words may have trouble evoking. The pictures give the words meaning and they are dependent on each other.

Journal 6

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=399192778

http://www.johnlennon.it/homepage_eng.htm

http://www.lennon.net/timeline/1980.shtml

My topic is John Lennon, and who he was not only as the voice of the 60's-70's, but also still manages to keep his ideas preserved through his music and the people he surrounded. On top of that who John Lennon was as an image to the peace movements of the time and still today. 

Above I added three links, the myspace links is a music link and that image shows the psychedelic kind of feel that John Lennon was into, despite the message. The text is basically the chronological order of how his music was released. 

The second link is directed more towards his peace movement and the things he believed and said. The thing to point out in these two links so far is that if you knew nothing about him, you wouldn't know from the myspace link he was a peace activist at first and vise versa from the second link. 

The third link is more of an all inclusive site that dedicates itself to all parts of John's life including his family. Each link has an example of the type of style he was into at that time in their own way just separately.

Journal 6

http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thebeatles

I chose rolling stone magazine's view on the Beatles because rolling stone is so well known for their documentation of rock and roll history. The focal point of the web page is a picture of the 4 Beatles standing in black suits in front of the American flag. While this hints to the fact that the Beatles were a big hit in America, it is misleading to people who may be new to the "fab 4". The Beatles only spent a few short years living in the U.S., and all 4 grew up in Liverpool, England. Also, the 4 looked much more clean cut and their clothing is very conservative in this picture. Only the signature beatles haircuts give away their rebellious nature.Rolling Stone surely used this visual text to support written text, which opens with an examination of the Beatles impact on western culture. While these two texts seem to to together well, the visual text alone could be quite misleading. Finding a more accurate representation of the Beatles took some digging, but Rolling Stone did have other visual texts which showed the fab 4 in another light.

Journal 6

Think about visual/textual relationships on webpages. Find an article related to your topic and critique the webpage for its content, its graphic layout, and its reliability. Do not use Wikipedia, a dictionary, an encyclopedia, or imdb.com. If you have trouble finding an article related to your topic, then you could explore how you would design a video, movie scene, or webpage related to your topic. Think about how Myspace or Facebook depict you. Is it an accurate depiction or can webpages be misleading? Does your favorite music group have a Myspace page? If so, does it depict their style of music? How do color, pictures, layout design, and text all work together to create an image about the topic you are dealing with? Post the webpage you are analyzing along with the journal entry. Also, consider how words and images differ rhetorically. Can we accomplish different rhetorical goals through the use of video, still images, audio, and words that we may not be able to accomplish by words alone? When is it appropriate to choose to use one medium over another? In other words, can an image do something rhetorically that a word cannot, and in what situations are words more appropriate than an image?

Journal 5

The goals i have set for this paper are to reach seven pages, to have a strong thesis statement, to give good examples, to stay focus on the prompt,make my paper interesting prove my thesis statement, and have a good conclusion.

Journal 5

I have several goals for my paper
-Revise my topic into a stronger one.
-Reach the minimum of seven pages
-Prove my thesis statement (whatever i decide that will be)
-Completely answer the prompt.
-Revise at least two more drafts.

Journal 5

My goals for this paper are to:
-reach 7 pages
-find a picture that relates to the paper
-mention the cover on the magazine and its relation to the topic
-cover more articles in the magazine
-elaborate more on my section about newspapers
-talk more on how images appeal to a target audience
-create a better conclusion

Journal 5

I will clearly express the effectiveness using written and visual text in the Backpacker magazine. Also, these ideas will be explained in a extremely easy form to understand and interpret. I will do everything in my part so that my paper will be understood completely and entirely by my entire ENC 1101 class and I promise that my paper will be interesting to read.

Journal 5

- I will discuss the similarities between John Lennon as an image, and the words he used. 

- I will reach 7 pages

-I will make the paper interesting to read which will require research for interesting and unusual facts. 

-Lastly I will remember all this at least more than 4 hours before my next draft is due.

In my paper i want to write informatively of how the "muscle car" became and remains a cultural icon.

I will use specific details and information to provide a clear message to the reader and also to support the claims and opinions in my paper.

I'll stick to MLA format and be sure to site anything that isn't considered common knowledge. I will include at least one picture that best pertains to the message of my paper.

Journal 5

My goals:
-Analyze how the cover photo attracts the consumer.
-Show the tactics surf companies use in their advertisements.
-Observe the colors, voice, style, and layout of the magazine.
-Compare the visual and written text and see if they work with or against each other.
-Show what audience the magazine attracts.

Journal 5

I want this paper to clearly show the relationship that the images on a book cover might have with the text. I want my thoughts to be clearly represented though out the entire paper, so that the reader has a perfect understanding of my thoughts