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What draws your attention
first in the text? Why would
the author make this
choice?
Does the author use
contrasting color? If so,
what effect does this have?
Does the author use writing
in this visual text? If so,
what effect does the writing
have?
What elements are most
important in understanding
the purpose? Why are these
the most important?
How does the visual text
make you feel? What about
the text makes you feel this
way? Is that the text’s
intention or purpose? Why
or why not?
ENGL 1301 Visual Analysis Invention
Text #1: Martial Law Text #2: Alice in Text #3: Rina
in the Philippines Borderland Netflix Sawayama ‘Hold The
Poster Poster Girl’ album cover
The two presidents of The unique characters The all-red
the Philippines who that all vary in background, the black
have their eyes appearances, their buoy-like costume on
crossed out, and it can serious expressions, by Rina Sawayama
represent how these the lasers in the floating on water, with
former presidents background, and the the light gray smoke.
enforced Martial Law gloomy cloudy skies. It helps the audience
in the Philippines and It sets a context that focus solely on the
turned a blind eye to implies a depressing black costume.
the consequences. situation.
Yes, most of the Most of the visual text Yes, the black on all
background of the contains dark colors, red, with the black
visual text is black, with nothing too costume reflecting
and the use of colors glaring. The words onto the water. It
such as white and gold “Alice in Borderland” conveys the message
make them stand out. are in white and of simplicity with
bolded to emphasize it nothing strikingly
as the title of the standing out.
show.
Yes, the use of the Yes, the title of the No
hashtag and a saying show is the middle
in Tagalog emphasizes and bold, with a
the urgency of the design related to
issue in the country. playing cards.
The placement and The element that The color and
size of the aspects in would be the most placement tie the text
the visual text are profound would be the together, with the
crucial in emphasizing placement of the black sticking out in
the purpose, since it characters. They are contrast to the read.
conveys the message all together in one The black buoy
of who was directly shot, yet they are costume is in the
affected by the represented as their middle of the album
decisions of the two own individuals who cover, floating in the
presidents. fight for their water, which can
survival. imply a deeper
meaning.
It makes me feel The visual text It makes me calm and
alleviated that people channels gloominess collected. The idea of
continue to raise with the setting and floating in the water
awareness on the the serious already unleashes a
issue. The people in expressions by the peacefulness within
the text carry signs characters. It makes me, but the roundness
that state what must me feel as though and fullness of the
be stopped in the there is a deeper buoy can possibly
country. The text’s meaning to why they represent the
intention is to raise are portrayed that heaviness of the
awareness and to way, achieving the
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What does the visual text
suggest for you to think?
What does it make you
think about? Is that the
text’s intention or purpose?
Why or why not?
ENGL 1301 Visual Analysis Invention
encourage others to text’s purpose of themes in the album
stand by them in the drawing in viewers for itself.
fight against Martial the show.
Law in the
Philippines.
The visual text makes The visual text makes The visual texts
the audience think the audience think of suggest the audience
about the history of what the show can to think about the
the Philippines and possibly be about. It underlying message of
the events that led up made me think about the album cover, and
to the passing of whether our society how it can relate to
Martial Law in would act the same the themes conveyed
different instances. It way if placed in a in the music. The
can possibly be a part situation like the text’s purpose is to
of the purpose, along poster. express the music’s
with raising message through the
awareness globally. artwork of the album
cover.
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Why and So, what? What can you reveal to your classmates about it?

These visuals texts all contain a deeper meaning, and I can share different stories that can be meaningful to the audience. Each of the
visual texts have their unique elements and are applied in their own way to convey a message to the audience.

Now, how do you know? What five pieces of evidence do you have from the visual text to support your idea?

1. The use of color varies from every visual text, and it shows how unique and significant it is to the ideas of the visual text.

2. The size of the aspects in the visual text emphasizes what areas are intended to stand out and hold a deeper meaning.

3. The use of written text provides a clearer message and supports ideas through the visual texts.

4. Interviews and background information that inspired the visual texts can provide evidence of possible elements in the texts.

5. The placement of the aspects in the visual text provides evidence of how the different elements are implemented and can imply the
purpose and intent of the visual text.