10% of people remember what they hear.

20% of people remember what they read.

But 70% of people remember what they see and do.

Be careful when you speak!

Ideas to connect possitively & words and drawings you can find to illustrate and make people think on  a topic in the media.

Poetry has the power to inspire change like no other forms of art; it activates the areas of the brain responsile for memory recall.

Poetry can stimuate your thinking and creative cognitive abilities;

Imagery and Creativity

Mental images – a kind of representation people often employ in everyday life (Antonietti and Colombo 1996–1997) – play a facilitating role in thinking processes as a means of simulation and as a means of symbolization (Kosslyn 1983). As simulation cognitive tools, images allow people to anticipate mentally the actual operations and the physical changes and provide an internal representation that keeps an analogical correspondence with the outside world. As symbolization tools, mental images stand for objects or concrete events, which are replaced by conventional signs. In the first case, images are useful because they offer the opportunity to view the mental consequences of the situation that the representation in verbal or abstract terms does not make immediately obvious. In the second case, images help individuals to mentally manipulate the elements of a situation, because mental images...

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The Power of Visual Communication in the Digital Age

Poems: Word forms: poems. countable noun. A poem is a piece of writing in which the words are chosen for their beauty and sound and are carefully arranged, often in short lines that rhyme.

Forms of poems: acrostic, climate poems, free verse, narrative...

Slam poems: Slam poetry, a form of performance poetry that combines the elements of performance, writing, competition, and audience participation. It is performed at events called poetry slams, or simply slams.

Strip cartoons: Comic strips, also known as cartoon strips in the United Kingdom, are found daily in newspapers worldwide, and are usually a short series of cartoon illustrations in sequence. In the United States, they are not commonly called "cartoons" themselves, but rather "comics" or "funnies".

Informative / informational poster: A single poster that tells the audience something they probably do not already know. Typically a simple fact that is interesting and presented in an attractive manner.REAL FACTS.

Media campaign poster: The media (television, radio, print media, internet and email) play a significant part in spreading information in awareness raising. They enable to influence and change public opinion and behaviour on an issue. This can lead to public pressure on the local policy actors, and can indirectly influence decision makers as well. Furthermore, the media can play a role as an advocacy tool. Here, we will focus on print media, especially on posters and flyers. Being placed and handed out at public places and prepared with an eye-catching and strong visualisation, they are an efficient tool to raise awareness and to focus discussions about it.