6 Word Memoir
Visual Literacy Summary "Keep Your Head Up, Stay Strong"
The Six Word Memoir I created says “Keep Your Head Up, Stay Strong.” The two images I selected to match the six word memoir are pictures of men looking overwhelmed, depressed, or exhausted. The two images can be critically analyzed
through their color, shape, and lines. They can also be analyzed through the enhancement of the Six Word Memoir’s message. Then, the images can be analyzed through their copyright status.
The Six Word Memoir I created says “Keep Your Head Up, Stay Strong.” The two images I selected to match the six word memoir are pictures of men looking overwhelmed, depressed, or exhausted. The two images can be critically analyzed
through their color, shape, and lines. They can also be analyzed through the enhancement of the Six Word Memoir’s message. Then, the images can be analyzed through their copyright status.
Figure I of the Six Word Memoir shows an African American looking down at
the ground. He looks as if he is stressed out about a something going on in his
life. Figure I has a solid grey background which means there are no lines
are shapes in the image. The man in Figure I is the only thing that can be
seen from this image. Figure I matches the message given from the Six Word
Memoir because it shows the man looking down at the ground as if he is
depressed. The message can be used to motivate him to never give up because
things will get better for him in the future. Figure I was retrieved from
Google images. Therefore, it is not a copyright free image, and I do not
have the permission to publish this image for my own personal needs unless
I pay the photographer.
the ground. He looks as if he is stressed out about a something going on in his
life. Figure I has a solid grey background which means there are no lines
are shapes in the image. The man in Figure I is the only thing that can be
seen from this image. Figure I matches the message given from the Six Word
Memoir because it shows the man looking down at the ground as if he is
depressed. The message can be used to motivate him to never give up because
things will get better for him in the future. Figure I was retrieved from
Google images. Therefore, it is not a copyright free image, and I do not
have the permission to publish this image for my own personal needs unless
I pay the photographer.
Figure II of the Six Word Memoir shows a White man looking frustrated at
his desk. The background of Figure II looks like an office complex. The
colors seem to be a combination of grey and white. It consists of
horizontal and vertical lines. One diagonal line can be seen in the image
as well. Figure II matches the message given from the Six Word Memoir
because it shows the man in the image looking stressed out. The Six Word
Memoir can motivate him to never give up because things will get better for him later.
Figure II was retrieved from the Creative Commons Morgue File. Click, the photographer
of this image gives me permission to publish this image for my personal needs.
Therefore, Figure II is a copyright free image.
his desk. The background of Figure II looks like an office complex. The
colors seem to be a combination of grey and white. It consists of
horizontal and vertical lines. One diagonal line can be seen in the image
as well. Figure II matches the message given from the Six Word Memoir
because it shows the man in the image looking stressed out. The Six Word
Memoir can motivate him to never give up because things will get better for him later.
Figure II was retrieved from the Creative Commons Morgue File. Click, the photographer
of this image gives me permission to publish this image for my personal needs.
Therefore, Figure II is a copyright free image.
In closing, Figures I and II have their similarities and their differences. The similarities of the two figures are their overall color of the background and the relationship to the message given by the Six Word Memoir. The differences include the shapes and lines of the images. Another difference of the figures is that Figure I is not a copyright free image, while Figure II is a copyright free image. Although the two figures have more differences than similarities, they depict the message that the Six Word Memoir gives about “Keeping Your Head Up” and “Staying Strong.”
Reflective Paragraphs
The "Six Word Memoir" assignment was a visual literacy essay assignment that required me to analyze two pictures that I found online. The Six Word Memoir is a six word phrase that states a message that the author wants to give to the reader. My Six Word Memoir is "Keep Your Head Up, Stay Strong." The two pictures in the above essay are pictures of two different men looking exhausted or stressed out.
The challenges I faced while doing this assignment were finding the right pictures to match my Six Word Memoir. I overcame my challenges by using www.morguefile.com on the WSSU Blackboard Website to help find the right copyright free image. This assignment taught me how create a Six Word Memoir. I can use my knowledge of Six Word Memoirs in the future whenever I have to make a Six Word Memoir for a class assignment or just for fun.
The challenges I faced while doing this assignment were finding the right pictures to match my Six Word Memoir. I overcame my challenges by using www.morguefile.com on the WSSU Blackboard Website to help find the right copyright free image. This assignment taught me how create a Six Word Memoir. I can use my knowledge of Six Word Memoirs in the future whenever I have to make a Six Word Memoir for a class assignment or just for fun.