The power of visuals

With the semester coming to an end, the deadline for our WP#3 is approaching as well and with it, the multimodal project. For the multimodal portion of our project, we need a visual that represents our topic. As mentioned on my previous post, my topic for the project is the effects of cyberbullying and the positive correlation it has with the increasing number of suicides among teenagers.

Although it was hard to find a visual that described the correlation between cyberbullying and suicide. I was successfully able to allocate a visual that represented statistics about cyberbullying.

This visual image taken from uknowkids.com (a website for tips for parents), narrates different statistics about cyberbullying and it's meant to inform the parents about the dangers of online bullying. In it, it describes how a majority of teenagers agree that bullying is easier if done online; it also shows the low percentage of kids who report their bullying to their parents and the percentage of parents who are inforfmed about cyberbullying.

This image not only proves to be informative but also an effective visual in terms of appealing to people. First of all, the contrast between black, white, and red is very eye-catching; the silhouette of the kid on the top right of the page appeals to the audience (parents) because it represents a non-specific kid that could be theirs. The visual also has a big font on the word "cyberbullying" and on every number statistic it gives in order to create emphasis on each of those things.

I believe this visual will be of help with my multimodal project because not only is it visually appealing but also provides helpful information about my research topic.