Inventory of
Likeness
The first inventory of likeness I thought of consists of 16 similar shapes and their captions.
In my masters thesis I’ve used the peircean concept of likeness (iconicity) extensively and how it can be a powerful social tool. Today, as an illustrator, likeness is literally what I work with everyday to convey meaning and create an impact.
The inventories of likeness are a way for me to reflect on what I find the most interesting in illustration, i.e. the relationship between words and images. It also exemplify my feeling that illustration plays a huge role in teaching “visual literacy” in a society that we keep defining as image based, yet without providing any education around their power.
In my masters thesis I’ve used the peircean concept of likeness (iconicity) extensively and how it can be a powerful social tool. Today, as an illustrator, likeness is literally what I work with everyday to convey meaning and create an impact.
The inventories of likeness are a way for me to reflect on what I find the most interesting in illustration, i.e. the relationship between words and images. It also exemplify my feeling that illustration plays a huge role in teaching “visual literacy” in a society that we keep defining as image based, yet without providing any education around their power.
