Kim Kuhn: English 3450

It seems that some of the changes that I might make was discussed in my last blog post. One of the revisions that I want to do, though, is make one of my sources, The Non-designer's Design Book , the foundation of my literature review. When Dr. B. said that we need to condense our literature review a bit, I realized that making that book the basis of my literature review, I could still use my resources used AND bring in others. Robin Williams creates the fundamental principles of CARP that fit with most other designers' principles somehow and in someway. These sources will help show the necessity of knowing more about how companies are using certain design principles and rhetoric in a way that hides the intention of making more money off of the buyer than the buyer intends.  

 Before writing my Literature Review, I worried too much about how I was going to find the gap. I like to have all my ducks in a row when I write my papers. The duck that was missing with this assignment was the gap. After talking to Dr. Bacabac for the second time (thank goodness for such a patient and helpful professor!), I finally sat down and wrote my review. Well, guess what... I found my duck! By the end of my Literature Review, I realized that the gap is showing the public how to identify visual rhetoric. This means that I need to call for a study that shows the ways viewers react to design choices such as color, word/picture placement, text (font size, shape, boldness), verbiage, and even punctuation. I would like to even include how people react to verbal(??) rhetoric as well: doublespeak, inflated language, jargon, and bamboozling. A couple of years ago, I wrote a research paper called " The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Look At BP’s Rhetoric," for my Engl 3030 cla...