Visual Rhetorical Analysis Practice

On the Villager site, students at Stevenson University are provided with a plethora of information regarding events and news at their institution by using various modes, yet lack in other modes that include interaction between site and the student.

Modes:

When looking at linguistics, the title heading sticks out because the font style remains the same, yet the font size and direction of the text do not. They chose to have the word “Villager” in a larger font than “Stevenson university” and the word “The” is turned vertical alongside the two.

When exploring the visual modes within the site, the color schemes of green and white are very noticeable and keeps the purpose focused on Stevenson University-related news and information. The green and white space allow the arrangements of the site to not feel so cluttered. This leads to the spacial modes within The Villager site. The pages are organized by static headings of “News”, “Features”, “Sports”, Reviews”, and “OP/Ed”. Regardless of the different stories fluctuating under the headings, the headings themselves remain the same to keep a constant level of organization within the site. Another example of spacial modes within the site is located on the side navigation bar, under the heading “Recent post”. The site organizes the stories based on recency and goes a step further to even number the stories 1-10 to stay focused on the organization for the audience to better follow stories that are more up to date.

Affordances:

While the Villager affords the Stevenson Student with a vast amount of information and news regarding the school, the site is not heavy in gestural modes. The main interaction piece of the site is the top navigation bar, including the search bar and social media link icons. When searching through the site, these are the only way to interact and be a part of the site. This takes a little bit of the nostalgic feel away from the genre of a newspaper. There are no interactive games or fun side comics much like a printed newspaper.

Conclusion:

The Villager allows students the opportunity to gain information regarding their news within the university. Although not as interactive, the site gives a new insight to all the events and features going on at the school.

The day in the life of a Student-Athlete

https://ifunny.co/video/student-athlete-a-day-in-the-lifegs-9JUM2eUZ6

This video was one I related to all too well. Being a college athlete for three years now, I understand the pressure and difficulty of waking up, practicing, lifting weights, going to class, another practice, game, shoot around, going to work, homework, showering and still trying to fit in a feel in between. This video showed the most extreme version of my everyday life and I love every minute of it… most days lol.

I, Suarez. Student-Athlete: A Day in the Lifegs; – IFunny :). ifunny.co, https://ifunny.co/video/student-athlete-a-day-in-the-lifegs-9JUM2eUZ6. Accessed 29 Jan. 2020.