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Visual Communication
Volume 9(4), 2010
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CONTENTS
 
White, Paul Grabbing attention: The importance of modal density in advertising. 371-397
 
  This article compares marketing communications mediated by conventional media (street posters) with those employing a convergence of old and new technologies (posters, SMS texting, Bluetooth transmitters) 
 
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technologies
pacific rim
advertising
semiotic theory
visualization
persuasion
 
 
McMurtrie, Robert J. Bobbing for power: An exploration into the modality of hair. 399-424
 
  This article adapts and applies modality analysis to a new field - haircuts 
 
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semiotic theory
nonverbal
visualization
 
 
Roxburgh, Mark Design and the aesthetics of research. 425-439
 
  Mark Roxburgh's research over the past decade has focused on the evolving conceptualization, discourse and development of research methodologies for design 
 
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methodology
 
 
Denis, Jerome, and Pontille, David Placing subway signs: Practical properties of signs at work. 441-462
 
  This article complements previous studies stressing the importance of the emplacement of signs in public spaces by focusing on the placement process itself 
 
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europe
visualization
 
 
Karvande, Shilpa, Apte, Hemant, and Tanner, Marcel Understanding couple communication in reproductive health by using a Visually Assisted Interview Guide (VAIG). 463-483
 
  Learning the process of couple communication, in terms of place, time, duration, content, style, form and barriers, is crucial before developing strategies to improve communication among rural couples in India 
 
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interpersonal
marriage and intimacy
family
visualization
health
 
 
Chen, Yumin Exploring dialogic engagement with readers in multimodal EFL textbooks in China. 485-506
 
  This article examines, from a social semiotic perspective, how multimodal resources in EFL textbooks are deployed to enable dialogic engagement with readers 
 
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semiotic theory
education
text and writing
visualization