BFMP 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Afghan Girl, Steve Mccurry, Bi Sheng
Document Summary
Many interactions occur through visuals, particularily online (images opposed to text). Visual languages are constantly changing and shifting, shaping the world and more rapid than ever. Ex) shredded whole wheat print ad vs. video commercial now. This system was slow and information could easily be forgotten. Song dynasty; bi sheng invented a printing system to produce texts. 400 years after johannes gutenberg builds a system in germany. The invention of image reproduction and printing systems also helped the accuracy and speed with which communication occured. Text or image reproduction and the ability to share those communications is essential for the development of a visual communications network. Today we rely on the internet to provide us with a fast method of sharing text and images. The afghan girl runs on the cover of national geographical in 1985 (photo by steve mccurry) Represents the suffering in the refugee camps. Sharbat gula"s name goes unknown for 17 years.
