Visual Rhetoric on a Regular Basis

            Throughout my day I am constantly reminded of visual rhetoric.  In my room I have several posters and pictures for all different corporations and cities.  My Charleston posters display beautiful sunrises and bright green palm trees.  It visually displays the historic beauty located in Charleston.  My Gatorade posters display catchy phrases and sweaty athletes that motivate me to try hard in every thing I put my mind to.  My Family Guy calendar has different pictures and quotes from each of the characters for each individual day.  The pictures and funny quotations are clearly written to make me laugh.  Some of the hats that are hanging on my door show off Browning and Ducks Unlimited logos.  There are several items in my room that constantly remind me of the visual rhetoric seen throughout everyday life. 

            When I open up the Internet on my laptop I am instantly reminded of visual rhetoric.  The Clemson University website pops up and displays images of students rigorously, and happily working in the classroom, or athletes persevering to reach a goal.  The words written on the website give high praise to the college to show that it is a defined university.  Other websites show off their logos and catch phrases that have made them widely popular.  Twitter shows off their blue “tweet” bird and other websites do the same sort of deal.  The Internet shows a wide variety of visual rhetoric.

            Visual rhetoric can also be seen heavily on the streets and billboards around cities and even Clemson’s campus.  Whenever I drive on the interstate I see several billboards for all different campaigns and businesses.  Restaurants, fast food establishments, medicines, and people running for some sort of political position are only some of the items posted on billboards.  When driving around streets I see posters and signs persuading people to come eat or to come visit their business.  I see visual rhetoric wherever I go now that I realize how easily it is portrayed.  Many items, posters, ads, and commercials are displayed persuasively as a visual rhetoric device.