Monthly Archives: February 2018

Gender stereotypes have been around since Adam and Eve. It is two thousand and eighteen and we are still seeing them, everywhere we look. We see advertisements every single day, thousands of them. To see women and men being stereotyped … Continue reading →

Images consist of different codes that help a viewer understand signs. The analogic code is applied when you can associate a meaning from an image and compare that image to another image. This image below depicts what appears to be … Continue reading →

At first glance, someone might look at this photo and see three kiwis but look closer and you see the kitten’s face. Eventually, you notice that the kitten’s body is the middle ‘kiwi’. The brain sees the familiar fruit (the … Continue reading →

This ad uses Gestalt’s lesson of positive and negative space. This ad is effective because at first glance you see the positive space that form angel wings, but when you take a second look you see the devil raising his … Continue reading →

Analogical codes are groups of signs that make the viewer of the image make a mental comparison between 2 things. The above picture is an example of analogical codes. The building in the picture is constructed in a way that, … Continue reading →

What is code? We think of computers and confusing combinations of words, letters and number that make up a website, or a GIF, right? I substitute teach and in one 7th grade math class, I taught code. It is so … Continue reading →

I have chosen to criticize Persepolis and Fun Home, two popular contemporary graphic novels, using generic description. Rhetorical scholar Sonja K. Foss defines generic description when “a critic examines various artifacts to see if a genre exists” (184). Persepolis and … Continue reading →

Find at least two artifacts that you feel might comprise of a genre This is a trend occurring for TV channels everywhere: reality football. Primarily supported by Netflix, reality football started becoming popular after other, more feminine, reality shows became … Continue reading →

Due by the class period on Thursday, February 22th Generic criticism is one of the methods you may choose to use in your second major critical essay. Based on your reading and our class discussions of generic criticism, practice generic criticism on … Continue reading →