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visual literacy
noun
: the ability to recognize and understand ideas conveyed through visible actions or images (such as pictures)
Examples of visual literacy in a Sentence
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Their goal is to enhance understanding of photography and promote visual literacy for all.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Their guru is Edward R. Tufte, a statistician, Yale professor, and author of several influential books on analytical design and visual literacy, most notably The Visual Display of Quantitative Information and Envisioning Information.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2012
Continuing its journey dedicated to shaping a more just and inclusive society through visual literacy, PhotoVogue invited artists from around the world to submit work that challenges the traditional notions of beauty.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2023
PhotoVogue’s mission has always been to support talent and influence visual literacy, to help shape a more just, ethical, and inclusive visual world.
—Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2023
Indeed, PhotoVogue’s mission has always been and will continue to be fostering talent, reaching historically excluded communities, and influence visual literacy to help shape a more just, ethical, and inclusive visual world.
—Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2023
The mission of PhotoVogue has always been, and will continue to be, to champion talent, both emerging and established, and influence visual literacy to help shape a more just, ethical, and inclusive visual world.
—Vogue, 27 Oct. 2022
From the 1960s onward—when the importance of visual literacy was recognised—many writers, intellectuals, critics, and art historians have been exploring how photography could be analyzed from social, political, and semiotic perspectives.
—Francesca Marani, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2022
The Residency program in partnership with Voice where artists will produce and sell their first NFT collection is aligned with our mission to champion talent and influence visual literacy to help foster a more just, ethical and inclusive world.
—Vogue, 26 Aug. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1971, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near visual literacy
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“Visual literacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visual%20literacy. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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