Maybe people are just bad at describing. Is it just me, but when someone is explaining or describing another thing, I never seem to imagine it correctly. For every book I read, my characters are sure to look different when compared to people peoples imagination, and the characters I see are completely different from those in the movies. I have to say I didn't see the same Atticus Finch, but Gregory Peck did a beautiful job playing the role of Mr. Finch.
Sometime I feel like words don't properly illustrate an image. Let's try an experiment. (I tried with with google too-- very interesting.)
What do you see when I say a ring of different colors? My image looked a little something like this.
Maybe you saw something more tangible.
maybe you saw something a bit more abstract.
This is what google showed me:
Everything was different but they all fit the distribution of "a ring of different colors."
Not only do words fail to properly describe, words also leave out the detailed emotions that can be found in an image.
After all pictures are worth a thousand words.
But I do agree greatly with Scott McCloud; without the help of words, a picture will not reach it's greatest value. Pictures have great potential but they need a gentle push to create greatness. Does it ever occur to you that one could wrongly interpret an image? What if the little girl wasn't happy about the boys confession. What if the soldier is getting annoyed with his dog and he just wants some rest before combat. Without the help of a few words, a picture can not prove their worth. Let the era begin where pictures tell and words show.
Lol what if the boy never confessed at all? But I love how you used the images and made it interactive. Very clever! But you're right; maybe we've been perceiving words and images entirely incorrectly. I guess there's a phenomena that a picture and, say, 500 words or so together are actually worth 1000 words. Interesting post!
ReplyDeleteI can totally relate to how you imagine things differently than other people! I really liked how you made the post interactive, it really helps prove your point. I do agree with you that pictures need words to help us understand them. Great post!
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