How to Read a Visual Text

What’s the more useful answer to the following question: How do I get from the BC Royal Museum to the Belfry Theatre?

Start by going south on Government Street towards Superior. Turn left onto Superior Street, which will turn into Southgate, and follow it to Cook Street. Turn left and go up Cook until you arrive at Fort Street, where you will turn right. Go along Fort for a few blocks and then turn left at Fernwood. Go up Fernwood and shortly after you pass Grant Street you will see the Belfry Theatre on your left.

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You probably picked the map. In this case the map was more efficient at presenting the information than the written instructions. Different visual elements can provide us with a lot of information. In this lesson we’ll explore a few of them.