Why We Need Pictures With Our Words
The trend toward visual communication and what it means to writers
Cave drawings.
Over and over. A continuous loop in my head.
The movie that plays in my mind is of prehistoric cave drawings.
Weird, huh?
Maybe it’s because I just finished reading Jean Auel’s Clan of the Cave Bear.(It’s been on my reading list since it came out in 1980. It only took me 40 years, but it was definitely worth the wait.)
Maybe I’m obsessed with prehistoric pictures because I’ve been doing research on emojis.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been wondering if the movement toward visual communication will overtake the need for words.
Maybe it’s because I’m wondering if the emphasis on the visual is a move backward in the continuum of time, or if it’s a quantum leap forward toward universal understanding.
Picture this.
In today’s world, everything is photographed or filmed. Our phones allow us to record visual details constantly. Who needs words when you can see…
