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Of the [http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=making-sense-world-sveral-senses-at-time five senses], sight is perhaps the most important. Images impart vast amounts of information at a mere glance, hence the adage, "A picture is worth a thousand words".<ref>http://www.brainfacts.org/sensing-thinking-behaving/senses-and-perception/articles/2013/the-senses-a-primer-part-ii/</ref> | Of the [http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=making-sense-world-sveral-senses-at-time five senses], sight is perhaps the most important. Images impart vast amounts of information at a mere glance, hence the adage, "A picture is worth a thousand words".<ref>http://www.brainfacts.org/sensing-thinking-behaving/senses-and-perception/articles/2013/the-senses-a-primer-part-ii/</ref> | ||
Images | Images can demonstrate an idea, concept, or procedure much more efficiently than text alone. As an example, see below for images used in this manner. Images may convey or invoke emotions more effectively than text. Marketers prefer images to provoke action and desire for products; this is the primary reason commercial business prefers to send HTML emails to customers.<ref>http://blogs.constantcontact.com/product-blogs/email-marketing/email-marketing-images/</ref> | ||
[[File:irony.chzbgr.jpg|right|thumb]] | This also means they also can distract or send the wrong message when used carelessly or incorrectly. [[File:irony.chzbgr.jpg|right|thumb]] For instance, in 2013, food celebrity Martha Stewart found controversy by posting unsavory photos of food via Twitter.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2513853/Martha-Stewart-remains-unapologetic-gross-food-photos--promises-MORE-Thursday.html</ref> | ||
==When to use images== | ==When to use images== | ||