Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
THE MEANING OF
the elements brought together in a collage is important—and not just what the
images portray but their medium of creation as well. In these two posters for a film festival, the
film reel is iconic and modern and both times portrayed as an apple whose symbolic meaning is
one of knowledge. The engraved images connote a connection to history, and the photographic
transparencies and gradation changes suggest the element of light.
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In this study, the message changes as the content of the collage's components are changed. As
the content becomes more recognizable, the collage transmits a more literal—and, therefore, more
specific—message.
