Technology, Design, and Communication (Term 2 IP)

1. How can current communication tools and techniques be used to bring attention to the political, economic and social issues of today? Identify 2 tools and how they are used.
   Current communication tools and techniques can be used to bring attention to the political, economic, and social issues of today. Two communication tools that are used today are blogging/message boards and photo's. In todays we have access to computer and the internet were we can express how me feel about the world and post it on the internet where the whole can see. Photos are used these days to show what is going on in the rest of the world and can create awareness.
2. Do you think visual forms of communication (image based) are more likely to reach and impact viewers wordwide than other forms of communication? Why or why not? I think that visual forms of communication that are image based are most likely to reach and impact viewers worldwide because images can be interpreted in many different ways. As we all know a picture is worth a thousand words meaning that one picture can inspire some you in a different way then a person who is also looking at the same image. Image based forms of communication can reach a more wider audience because the materials needed are easy to get a hold of and they are easy to distribute.
3. Do you think that people who are adapt with technology and skilled in visual design have a responsibility to use their skills "to create awareness or peace or social change using imagery"?
   I think that people who are adept with technology and skilled in visual designs have a responsibility to use their skills “to create awareness or peace social change using imagery” because just like artists who create paintings or musicians who create songs it is their responsibility to spread how they feel about the world through their skills.
4. How could your "Make a Statement" image (Project 1) "create awareness or peace or social change"?
   My make a statement image creates awareness or peace or social change because it directly shows a conflict that is currently happening. It proves to the reader that this is something very serious. Also my image also creates awareness because the information I researched for my image is based on actual facts and its not based on