Visual
This is the language of related to what you see - the pictures of icons, symbols, structures or tasks.
Icons are the primary language of our devices. Graphical User Interfaces (known as GUIs) are the norm. Many icons are widely recognized and, once learned, are easily transferable across multiple devices. For example, Zoom and Chrome’s icons are distinctive, but are similar across different digital devices. This is the same with symbols in toolbars, they are distinctive, but similar across different programs/applications.
Here are some examples of visual language:
(This picture communicates access to the Zoom platform)
(This picture communicates access to the Google Chrome Browser)
Common Navigation Symbols
(Used with permission from Tech Talk Student Manual)
Commonly Used Icons
(Used with permission from Tech Talk Student Manual)
Visual Language Name Game
Do you know these icons and words?
Below is a chart of icons and a list of names. Can you match the name to the icon?
Write the name in the space below the icon. Use Google if you want to!
If you don’t know the answer, put a question mark.
PICTURE OF AND DOWNLOADABLE IMAGE OF NAME GAMES NAVIGATION NAME GAME - pg. 16 of the TECH TALK STUDENT MANUAL GOES HERE