Benjamin Dunstan
Images’ Worth
Everything has value, most of which fluctuate with changing circumstances - time is money. Reading takes more time than viewing an image because images don't usually have to be pre-translated before entering into the field of experience.
Information has been advancing to brief descriptions which accompany our images. More condensed impact and sometimes exaggerated phrases are taking the lead to lessen amount of absorption time. The images consistent with describing things, places and people are subject to content and size, while the word is only subject to detail. Therefore, few words are necessary to explain the experience gained from an image when image is almost self explanatory.
Picture is based on size and overall composition and content for substantiating impact. Words are based on meaning and combinations of these for more in-depth meanings. The connection between the two is the optimal message in a mixture of images and words in effect making the message more into an experience, or in the case of time constrictions, pre-experiences - short summaries to preclude a body of work.
While images and words can have different connotations in interpretation, commercial designers carefully choose their material to specifically suit their product. A picture of the Mona Lisa and the phrase "to be or not to be" are almost globally known transcending cultures. Artists produce works that communicate ideas into feelings. Writers produce works that communicate words into ideas or story. The basis of experience is through this awareness, so the vital economy between the two forms of communication is subject to fluctuation by their intensity.
An image is worth a thousand words, but in comparison to most commercial contexts this phrase used to describe the value of images has fallen to a worth of 50 words. This is approximately the summary to any literature because the image poses to represent the introduction before the word takes over the images job of turning a message into experience. It would be worthless to write any more.
