The importance of plants is not as clearly understood as that of animals. This lack of attention is called "plant blindness" and is considered one of the most important problems in biology education. Textbooks do not put much emphasis on plants and, therefore, they may contribute to plant blindness. In this research, ten textbooks used…

Discusses the use of pictures and captions as newspaper attention-grabers. (RB)

Describes how photo credits (identifying the photographer for each photo) promote responsibility, help motivate students, and establish credibility for the publication. (SR)

Stresses the importance of using captions with pictures to convey the meaning of events. (RB)

Presents ideas for captions in yearbook format, when and if they should be used. (RB)

Presents guidelines for writing captions for photographs in student yearbooks. (RB)

Goes over approaches in putting together a yearbook, emphasizing photos and captions.

An interview with W. Eugene Smith, well-known photographer and photographic essayist, is presented in this paper. The introductory section of the paper contains a biographical sketch of Smith and a discussion of his photographic essays on a number of topics, including World War II scenes, life in a Spanish village, the work of a black midwife in…

The basic information in an accompanying caption can augment the news properties and improve communication qualities of photography in high school publications. (Author/RB)

Describes the benefits of having preschoolers take photographs and caption them. (DD)

Graphic design expert Jan White presents five principles to make alumni magazines more dynamic and more relevant to readers: (1) reach the reader; (2) write better captions; (3) pack photographs with power; (4) keep the design consistent; and (5) effectively integrate visual material and text. (MDM)

This handbook was developed for the University of Southern California "Daily Trojan" student newspaper staff and the School of Journalism. It is a compendium of suggestions based on the problems that inexperienced reporters, copyreaders, and new staff members encounter. Contents include "In General," which discusses censorship,…

For each work assignment, photojournalists must decide whether to use black-and-white or color film and how to frame the picture. These decisions are considered crucial, yet little is known about how the presence of color and design complexity affect how people process the information in photographs. A study tested whether color and design…

Development of film media to teach a dry cleaning program to deaf students at the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind is described. (MC)

This book is designed to solve the problem of coordinating art and typography with content in publications. Through text and illustrations, this book suggests ways to make pages and spreads in magazines, newspapers, and books attractive and readable. As a book of techniques, it is directed at potential and practicing art directors, designers, and…