"Reading Scientific Images" by Richard Mason, Tony Morphet, Sandra Prosalendis
"Reading Scientific Images" by Richard Mason, Tony Morphet, Sandra Prosalendis
Human Sciences Research Council
HSRC Press | 2006 | ISBN: 0796921342 | 40 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
Human Sciences Research Council
HSRC Press | 2006 | ISBN: 0796921342 | 40 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
Visual literacy is the ability to read and understand images. While we are taught to read and write words at school, no focused attention is given to teaching the skills to read images other than as ‘art’ or attractive illustrations of the words we read in schools. However, in the Life Sciences images are not mere illustrative supplements to written texts, but are indispensable for communicating complex ideas and concepts, and, if visual literacy doesn’t develop ‘naturally’ many will battle to grasp the full meaning of scientific images.
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The book is divided into five sections.
Section 1 Visual Literacy:
What is visual literacy and why should we study it?
How are scientific images created?
Types of scientific images
Section 2 Evolutionary Iconography:
Amoeba-to-man
The Tree of Life
The Double Helix: a modern icon
Genome sequencing maps
Mutation
Section 3 Development of New Icons: The new Tree of Life
Section 4 Literature Review
Section 5 Glossary
"Reading Scientific Images" by Richard Mason, Tony Morphet, Sandra Prosalendis
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