Sunday, 13 July 2008

>>>>>>WORD CARDS>>>>>>>>>>>>

ANOTHER THING WHICH HAVE REALLY CAUGHT MY EYE RECENTLY ARE THESE OLD SEVENTIES PICTURE CARDS USED BY SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS TO TEST LANGUAGE. THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT ONES, BUT THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVEROUTES:::::::::THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS I LOVE ABOUT THESE CARDS. BUT I SUPPOSE 1 OF THE THINGS I LOVE MOST ABOUT THEM IS THAT THEY ARE SUCH A PRODUCT OF THEIR TIME. THESE CARDS ARE REGULARLY UPDATED ---SO AT THE TIME THEY MUST HAVE SEEMED SO MODERN. THE ACTIONS ALSO APPEAR REALLY ABSTRACT WHEN TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT AND ADD A SURREAL ATMOSPHERE TO THE PICTURES. . . . .