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This "experience of the reader" refers to the information that inherently influences one's perception of a text. There are numerous factors that may fall into this sphere of influence: what is the medium of the text (book, magazine, pamphlet, etc.)? How is information formatted on the page? Are there supplementary illustrations or depictions, and do they add information or aim to interpret textual information? | This "experience of the reader" refers to the information that inherently influences one's perception of a text. There are numerous factors that may fall into this sphere of influence: what is the medium of the text (book, magazine, pamphlet, etc.)? How is information formatted on the page? Are there supplementary illustrations or depictions, and do they add information or aim to interpret textual information? | ||
| − | Not unlike literature, music is similarly subjected to variable forms of information visualization. Although the "information" conveyed by music provides ample possibilities for visualization--since the imagery and nuance of a song conveys probabilities for visualization in the mind of the listener--it is not uncommon for the content of a work to be framed for the purpose of consumption by an album's cover. | + | Not unlike literature, music is similarly subjected to variable forms of information visualization. Although the "information" conveyed by music provides ample possibilities for visualization--since the imagery and nuance of a song conveys probabilities for visualization in the mind of the listener--it is not uncommon for the content of a work to be framed for the purpose of consumption by the album's cover. The significance of an album's cover can not be understated. For example, a simple google image search of the word "Nirvana" does not recover images of the literal lyrics of the songs produced by the 90's American grunge band, but rather, the top image to surface is of the famous cover of Nirvana's album, "Nevermind." Certainly, the band Nirvana is acknowledged the world over for its cultural and musical contributions to rock music, but the previously mentioned internet search indicates how very essential Nirvana's iconography is to the band's acclaim throughout the international community. the most important image associated with the band is that of the naked, swimming infant, grasping for a single dollar bill in an underwater expanse. Thus, throughout the past two decades, the iconographic photograph has served to manifest |
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