Visual+Literacy

As I look at this image I see a picture of food and statistics. I don’t really understand the meaning behind this visual, what is it actually representing. I don’t understand why you would make this visual unless you were trying to provide facts or statistics about what kind meat we eat in the U.S. However, I still don’t think the image is very informative, if we were trying to understand the protein consumption each year there would need to be a lot of other items shown in this image. This image could be seen as representational, because it represents the amount of protein we consume. It could also be viewed as interpretational because it shows a break down the proteins we eat by the different types of each we consume. If there was a good reason for someone to use just this information I think it looks ok according to the PAT scale. It is organized with plenty of color to distinguish different categories. It contains some clipart to represent the statistics explained. It uses tools well to show separate elements of the whole image. However, there are some things that could be changed depending on the actual reason for the image. It could use more tools to enhance the whole visual and the different items in the image. The fonts of each different category could be changed to make each one stand out. The image could also use some different dimensions to show more importance on any of the items or just make the image more interesting all together.