visual literacy

noun

: the ability to recognize and understand ideas conveyed through visible actions or images (such as pictures)

Examples of visual literacy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its mission is to champion talent, foster diversity, and promote visual literacy, contributing to a more just, ethical, and inclusive image-making landscape. — Photovogue, Vogue, 21 May 2026

With time, however, the curricula developed to include teaching students ways to critique and use new visual technologies and to develop visual literacy. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Apr. 2026

Though mired in various controversies, monumental digital shifts have reshaped essential functions of libraries, compounding typographic and visual literacy with digital literacy as essential concerns. — Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2025

Market also put the spotlight on the urgent topic of visual literacy. — Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025

Willamette’s emphasis on civic engagement, policy, and liberal arts provides PNCA students with a rare breadth of academic tools, while PNCA injects a spirit of experimentation and visual literacy into the broader university community. — Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025

The program promotes visual literacy, knowledge sharing, and the discovery of new talent. — Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025

This distortion field is now being amplified by artificial intelligence, placing unprecedented demands on our collective visual literacy. — Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024

Their goal is to enhance understanding of photography and promote visual literacy for all. — Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for visual literacy

• illiteracy