In this piece, tied with words as
well as a picture, we get not only
the powerful visuals with the
image of information but also we
can visualize what information
would look like if it where laced
into a network of stocking,
depicting the endless amount of
information.
In our first reading, McLuhan has a lot of images that include many different phrases and statements
that explain the image like cheese and crackers. Showing the reader that there are many different
emotions as well as different mindsets that media brings us.
This picture explains the words
shown to us through media. Not
everything we see is meaningless
text, but must be seen with
different levels of meaning and
emotion. Media has many different
levels of this and are there to paint
a picture for us in our minds.
Media affects everyone who reads
or gazes at it. Weather the image
that we perceive has a good or bad
message; it usually tends to have
an impact on its viewers. This girl
sees a perfect image, wanting to
be perfect with it. This is an
example of how any type of media
can affect a person emotionally,
physically and mentally.
“Most people find it difficult to understand purely verbal
concepts. They suspect the ear; they don't trust it. In general
we feel more secure when things are visible, when we can "see
for ourselves." “. (McLuhan,
63)
With habits such as smoking,
people know it’s unhealthy. People
know it can kill them, we hear
statements from others about how
they should stop all the time. They
never seem to pay attention.
Media catches this non-verbal
image but also puts it into
perspective, in this picture we see
not only the verbal/nonverbal
message, but also the image and
what comes with smoking, what
can happen and what can come
with this habit.
This quote from our reading, “The Medium Is The Message”, we read about how people react to verbal’s,
Sounds, and visual things. This picture above, in my opinion, hits smoking habits perfectly; people are told to
quit smoking all the time, but when they see a picture involving smoking and the end result, it may definitely
change their view. We are able to catch this image and understand it, even without the words, and that is a
powerful thing.
This is a picture that has no text,
yet a picture that holds many
emotions. Most of these emotions
are targeted towards drinking and
driving. There is no text needed for
us to realize this is about alcohol
and driving intoxicated. A very
unique way for a type of media
that shows us a picture that holds
a thousand meaningful words that
is wordless.
Yet another image that has no text,
but still holds many emotions and
visuals throughout the picture.
Another way media can bring our
attention to distractions like phone
use while driving.
Citations
Picture 1)
https://ia802302.us.archive.org/28/items/pdfy-vNiFct6b-L5ucJEa/Marshall%20McLuhan%20%20The%20Medium%20is%20The%20Massage.pdf
Picture 2)
https://onedaringjew.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/text.jpg
Picture 3)
http://40.media.tumblr.com/34e667d252dd6700d6bbdca298715f06/tumblr_ndayxuLcur1rhnsyeo1_5
00.jpg
Picture 4)
http://cdn-4.webdesignmash.com/trial/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/anti-smoking-ads-11.jpg
Picture 5)
https://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_371w/Boston/20112020/2013/10/02/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/Picture1.jpg
Picture 6)
http://innov8tiv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/z12.jpg
https://ia802302.us.archive.org/28/items/pdfy-vNiFct6b-L5ucJEa/Marshall%20McLuhan%20%20The%20Medium%20is%20The%20Massage.pdf, “The Medium Is The Message”, Marshal
McLuhan, 1967.