This is the post for the Multimodal Dig on February 11, 2015.
- Camelbak water bottle with “Yahoo” and “Camelbak” logos – VSL
- Syllabus for HD4964 – VSL
- Planned Parenthood bumper sticker – VSL
- Snapchat application on iPhone – VAGSL
- Burt’s Bees lip balm – VSL
- Kuzy keyboard protector with pink and white chevron design – VSL
- Field Study Learning Contract – VSL
- Notebook used for scratch work in MATH 1014 – VSL
- Katy Perry song, “One of the Boys” on iTunes – ASML
- Text message conversation with my mom – VGSL
- .jpg file of a map of Westeros (fictional land from the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin) – VSL
- Mead trapper keeper folder with fun facts on the sides – VSL
- Macbook Air laptop charger – VS
- L.L. Bean backpack – VS
- Flyer for National Condom Week – VSL
I noticed that only one of my multimodal texts used all five forms of communication – Snapchat. Maybe that’s why the app is so addictive for some people! Almost all the texts include a visual element, and those that do always have a spatial counterpart. Visual appeal and spatial awareness seem to go hand-in-hand. Language, similarly, never appears without a spatial element as well. One of the more unusual uses of space and movement are present in the Katy Perry song. Rhythm is a type of movement, in my opinion, though it may not physically be movement through space. Also, the song takes up space on my hard drive, so I would say it has a spatial aspect to it. It was really interesting conducting this activity and thinking that I couldn’t possibly find another multimodal text, then expanding my understanding of each of the modes, and being able to apply them to even more items.
These are some examples of things I examined during the dig.
