This week in English we analyzed “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)” from the Hamilton Mixtape. We talked about how how the area the artists were positioned in reflected the scenario they are in or how that particular location symbolizes the struggle of a race.

We also talked about several advertisements and why they may or may not be effective. The way something appears visually is very important. Somebody who writes in Times New Roman may be easier to trust than somebody who writes in ALL CAPS and/or Comic Sans. Visual Rhetoric is important because it can not only be used to convey a certain message and add deeper meaning to that message, but also because the appearance of something is what initially gets a persons attention. Having an effective, well made, picture that after being analyzed again and again shows more and more thinking behind the location and orientation of the picture.

After reading and talking about visual rhetoric it’s kind of impossible for me to not notice it everywhere. Like every truck commercial is in some mountain range showing you how MANLY and TOUGH those trucks are. All the ads for luxury vehicles involve people driving through the city at night time because being in their car is like being in your own private space. Ads for restaurants almost never show people eating food, only people smiling and laughing at a table, and then a close up the food. Visual rhetoric is the emphasis on what a person wants you to see, whether that meaning is deep or simply to persuade you into eating at the Olive Garden, they all use the same ideas.