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Visual Imagery Interpretation
inner ring with some sort of a design placed in it. Judging from
the relative size of a person (seen by picking out shadows near the
plaza or on the walkway along the water), the plaza is fairly large.
The pattern sort of resembles a giant vinyl record album (and the
concept solidifies further with the shape of the large curved area
that follows the plaza on its right that looks like the arm of an old
vinyl record player).
b. The texture of the triangular portions of the building looks like they
could be transparent, as if that whole portion of the structure was
made of glass.
c. The association of the area shows no parking lot right next to
the building, indicating that you’d have to park somewhere else
and walk there. Likewise, there are no major roads nearby, again
indicating this is some sort of destination you can’t just drive up to
and park in front of. Situated on an (apparently) large body of water
gives a feel that this is in a large city somewhere.
4. Third, put the clues together and come up with an idea of what the
object or scene could be:
a. The building’s distinctive enough to be a monument, but too large to
probably be one. It’s likely some sort of museum, casino, shopping
center, or other attraction. However, the building’s too small to be
a casino or resort and lacks the necessary parking to be a casino,
office, or shopping center.
b. The very distinct “record” motif of the front plaza seems to
indicate that music (and more specifically older music, given the
whole “vinyl record” styling) plays a large part in whatever the
building is.
c. Thus, from the clues in the image, this could be some sort of music
museum, like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located in Cleveland,
Ohio, right on the shore of Lake Erie.
5. Fourth and final, use a source to verify your deduction, or to eliminate
some potential choices.
a. By using Google Earth to search for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,
the image would be confirmed. Doing an image search on Google
can also turn up some non-aerial pictures of the site to help verify
your conclusion as well.
Not all images will be this extensive, and not all may make use of all
elements—for instance, there may be one or two items in the image that will
help you make a quick identification of it. However, there are enough clues
in each image to figure out what you’re looking at—or to at least narrow the
choices down far enough that some research using other sources may be able
to narrow it down.
Visual Imagery Interpretation
inner ring with some sort of a design placed in it. Judging from
the relative size of a person (seen by picking out shadows near the
plaza or on the walkway along the water), the plaza is fairly large.
The pattern sort of resembles a giant vinyl record album (and the
concept solidifies further with the shape of the large curved area
that follows the plaza on its right that looks like the arm of an old
vinyl record player).
b. The texture of the triangular portions of the building looks like they
could be transparent, as if that whole portion of the structure was
made of glass.
c. The association of the area shows no parking lot right next to
the building, indicating that you’d have to park somewhere else
and walk there. Likewise, there are no major roads nearby, again
indicating this is some sort of destination you can’t just drive up to
and park in front of. Situated on an (apparently) large body of water
gives a feel that this is in a large city somewhere.
4. Third, put the clues together and come up with an idea of what the
object or scene could be:
a. The building’s distinctive enough to be a monument, but too large to
probably be one. It’s likely some sort of museum, casino, shopping
center, or other attraction. However, the building’s too small to be
a casino or resort and lacks the necessary parking to be a casino,
office, or shopping center.
b. The very distinct “record” motif of the front plaza seems to
indicate that music (and more specifically older music, given the
whole “vinyl record” styling) plays a large part in whatever the
building is.
c. Thus, from the clues in the image, this could be some sort of music
museum, like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located in Cleveland,
Ohio, right on the shore of Lake Erie.
5. Fourth and final, use a source to verify your deduction, or to eliminate
some potential choices.
a. By using Google Earth to search for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,
the image would be confirmed. Doing an image search on Google
can also turn up some non-aerial pictures of the site to help verify
your conclusion as well.
Not all images will be this extensive, and not all may make use of all
elements—for instance, there may be one or two items in the image that will
help you make a quick identification of it. However, there are enough clues
in each image to figure out what you’re looking at—or to at least narrow the
choices down far enough that some research using other sources may be able
to narrow it down.