Visual Analysis – ‘the Ivory Trail’
Visual Analysis – ‘The Ivory Trail’
The front cover of the novel, ‘The Ivory Trail,’ by Victor Kelleher, tells us a lot about what the novel is about, and what attracts the attention of the audience using colour, images and text. The text reveals that the novel involves a long journey made by the main character
The main colours in the visual are orange, red, and black. These colours suggest emotions and mystery. The colour red suggests anger and rage, which is possibly felt by the main character at one point in the novel, and the colour black can create a sense of mystery. By just the colours, we can know that there is going to be mystery, anger and rage revealed in the novel. The distinction between the light and the dark gives a sense of mystery and foreboding.
The four main images are a temple, a sphinx, a pyramid and the close up of a man’s face. The sphinx and the pyramid immediately grab the reader’s attention, because of the brightness, and location of the images right in the middle of the text. These two images show that the story is set in Egypt. The temples at the top of the page signify an Indian or Arabian culture. The man’s face at the bottom of the page is looking upwards, which indicates a feeling of fear and wonder. The face fades into the sand of the desert, which probably represents risk that must be overcome during the journey. This could also refer to the caption “Not all journeys have an ending”, which could mean he is looking forward to a journey without an end or going on a journey wishing to find an end. All these images can grab the reader’s attention and show a lot of meaning to it.
The text “Not all Journeys have an ending” adds to the sense of mystery that the audience already acquired from the graphics. This phrase also leaves the audience wondering what it means. It can only be assumed that the journey taken is not only physical, but spiritual as well.
The title The Ivory Trail is written in yellow lettering, which catches the
The front cover of the novel, ‘The Ivory Trail,’ by Victor Kelleher, tells us a lot about what the novel is about, and what attracts the attention of the audience using colour, images and text. The text reveals that the novel involves a long journey made by the main character
The main colours in the visual are orange, red, and black. These colours suggest emotions and mystery. The colour red suggests anger and rage, which is possibly felt by the main character at one point in the novel, and the colour black can create a sense of mystery. By just the colours, we can know that there is going to be mystery, anger and rage revealed in the novel. The distinction between the light and the dark gives a sense of mystery and foreboding.
The four main images are a temple, a sphinx, a pyramid and the close up of a man’s face. The sphinx and the pyramid immediately grab the reader’s attention, because of the brightness, and location of the images right in the middle of the text. These two images show that the story is set in Egypt. The temples at the top of the page signify an Indian or Arabian culture. The man’s face at the bottom of the page is looking upwards, which indicates a feeling of fear and wonder. The face fades into the sand of the desert, which probably represents risk that must be overcome during the journey. This could also refer to the caption “Not all journeys have an ending”, which could mean he is looking forward to a journey without an end or going on a journey wishing to find an end. All these images can grab the reader’s attention and show a lot of meaning to it.
The text “Not all Journeys have an ending” adds to the sense of mystery that the audience already acquired from the graphics. This phrase also leaves the audience wondering what it means. It can only be assumed that the journey taken is not only physical, but spiritual as well.
The title The Ivory Trail is written in yellow lettering, which catches the