Typology of non-verbal devices

 segmentation and other graphic effects;

 font and colour;
 non-pictorial and non-photographic graphic elements;
 typographic and subsidiary signs;
 iconic elements (images);
 infographics.
Segmentation and other graphic effects
(the location of text on the page or text positioning/orientation, which can be vertical, horizontal,
diagonal or situational; corrections of letters or words, underlining, insertions of different elements,
strikeout text, and highlighting, and non-standard juxtaposition of words without intermediate spacing,
margins, text width, page orientation).
Font and colour
(italicization, capitalization, boldface accentuation (partial or full), highlighting, unusual patterns of
writing words by manipulating fonts).
Non-pictorial and non-photographic graphic elements
(punctuation marks (full stops/periods, commas, semicolons, exclamation marks, question marks,
colons, dashes, single and double quotation marks, round brackets (parentheses) and square brackets,
double dashes, apostrophes, hyphens), diacritical marks.
Typographic and subsidiary signs
(figures (numbers), mathematical symbols, formulas, text language abbreviations)).
Iconic elements ((images)
pictures of varying natures (still lifes, landscapes, paintings, any drawings created with a pencil or paints
or produced using computer software); cartoons, comics and any other non-photographic illustrations;
pictograms (iconic, abstract, logotypic) logotypes or emblems, maps, photos, smileys).
Infographics
(graphs (bar graphs, line graphs, pie graphs and scatter plots), tables).
 Multimodality and multimodal literacy are connected with the inclination of potential target
individuals to accept certain signs as representing some kind of a reality with which they are already
familiar.
 Certain signs are easily accepted because they incorporate elements that are already familiar
because of having some structural similarity to alphabetical characters.
 Other signs are readily accepted because they correspond to widely-accepted symbolic or iconic
patterns.
Reading and writing that now encompass digital media are referred to as multimodal media.
Digital technologies afford opportunities for the design of modes of expression that can include print or
digital text, images, gestures, sound, and movement.

These modes can be used individually or in various combinations to communicate. When used in
the context of pedagogy the phrase multimodal refers to an interconnection between different modes
or representations of media to convey meaning beyond “alphabetical communication.” New modes of
communication require not only the ability to craft and manipulate media in new ways; they also require
that interpreters, develop the ability to understand these modes of meaning making.
1. Segmentation and other graphic effects
The text is placed horizontally
2. Font and colour
The name of the magazine is written in large font. "Travel now"
In the title of the magazine, the Philippines is highlighted, which draws our attention to what the
magazine is about.
3. Non-pictorial and non-photographic graphic elements
As for punctuation, there is a colon
4. Typographic and subsidiary signs
There are no numbers or mathematical symbols in the picture
5. Iconic elements ((images)
The picture shows a photo of the nature of the Philippines
6. Infographics
Graphs are not shown in the picture