GRAPHIC MATERIALS

Putting your mind into action

• Are non photographic, two dimensional materials designed specially to communicate a message to the viewer.

GRAPHICS

• They often include verbal as well as symbolic visual cues.

• It is admitted that symbolic visuals leaves much room for viewers to misinterpret the intended meaning

• Let us explore the types of graphics commonly found in an instructional setting

• Include sketches and diagrams that employ graphic arrangement of lines to represent person places, things and concept

• They can be advantageous, their being less detailed can add to instructional point and to ease in understanding especially for young learners

DRAWING

• Are graphic representation of abstract relationships such as chronologies, quantities and hierarchies.

• They may appear as tables, flowcharts, periodic tablets and time lines.

CHARTS

• Charts can be clear, well defined and purposeful, with a minimum of visual information.

• Cluttered and confusing chart does not help

• The rule for graphic is to keep it simple

-Charts can be clear, well defined and purposeful, with a minimum of visual information.Cluttered and confusing chart does not helpThe rule for graphic is to keep it simple

• Provides a visual representation of numerical data.

• They also show relationship between units of data and trends in the data.

• They are visually interesting

GRAPHS

4 basic types of graphs

• Bar• Pictorial• Circle • Line

• Incorporate visual combination of lines, colors and words.

• Intended to catch and hold the attention of the students

POSTERS

• Aims to communicate a brief message usually a persuasive one.

• Effective posters are colorful and dynamic

• Commercial billboards are example of poster on a very large scale.

IN SUMMARY

Graphic materials

Poster

Graphs

Charts

Drawings Sketches

Diagrams

Tables

Flow charts

Time lines

Bar

Pictorial

Circle or Pie

Line