Day 2 for Blog for Tues. 1/17/12

Yesterday on Tuesday we, as a class, demonstrated our skills of reorganizing ourselves in a new seating arrangement according to our birthdays.  In class professor Moss spoke to us about the importance of communication.  Some points that were made were very enlightening.  For example when Professor Moss showed a picture on the projector and told us to tell him what we saw, not what we concluded, and told us to describe it.  We described what we saw. The idea that he was getting across was the difference between reading into the picture and reading outside the picture.  Stating what you can see compared to what we often try to conclude was the mistake in the demonstration.  What I was fascinated by in class was our conversation about how important words are and the power of an image.  All the topics discussed in class were quite new to me in regards to the depth of our conversation.  Professor displayed two images one right after another.  He also displayed colors and asked us what came to mind.  When one image was of a fast food logo the idea is to get the attention of the consumer.  I was unaware that almost all Fast Food Logos contain the color red in them.  That was the idea behind the sign.  To relate that boisterous red to a loud red stop sign.  It was made that way to grab the attention of people in order to stop and eat there. That was just one example of an image that we see everyday and possibly do not take into consideration as to why we have the urge to stop there.