Blog Post #6

In the two sources that we were asked to read, an article by Kress and a video by Wysocki, we were given two complex definitions of the word Multimodality. But, in the long run they both basically portrayed the same definition. Multimodality, in more simple words, is choosing the best, most well organized combination and mix of many different modes in order to communicate a single message. When deciding the correct modality, the author must consider the audience he or she is trying to reach. Modes make up multimodality. The definition of modes, in my opinion, would be the different ways we use to communicate. For example, a certain tone, a certain attitude, a certain type of text. The main points of the authors of the two sources we read, Kress and Wysocki, made were that not all forms of multimodality are appropriate at all times. For example, Kress said that it would be inappropriate for a student to turn an assignment written in colorful crayon. Kress focused more on the concept of space. He was referring to an article in BBC, and was talking about the placement of a picture. If a picture was placed on the wrong side, it may convey the wrong message, and may be inappropriate for the topic in discussion. The spacing between words and paragraphs and the times you talk about something completely change multimodality. You need to word and space things correctly in order to get the correct point across to the audience.