What is Visual communication? What are its advantages and disadvantages?
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Explanation:
Benefits or advantages of Visual Communication
➨Visual information immediately registers in the brain of human being.
➨It allows gain and regain of attention of the audience.
➨It adds variety to written or oral presentation as listening to same voice or reading long pages of text can be very boring.
Visual communication is the use of visual elements to convey ideas and information which include but are not limited to, signs, typography, drawing, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, advertising, animation, and electronic resources. Humans have used visual communication since prehistoric times. Wikipedia
Advantages of Visual Communication
Visual aids can deliver information more directly.
Visual communication is more flexible than verbal communication.
Visual aids are more attention-grabbing and engaging.
Research has been able to establish that visual communication makes an impact on the audience.
Disadvantages of visual communication:
Costly: The visual methods of communication are more costly than those of other methods. ...
Complex presentation: Sometimes visual presentation of information becomes complex.
Incomplete method: This technique is considered as an incomplete method.