User:Dutchstudent2608/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Visual communication

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate the article on visual communication, because it related to the graduate program I'm in. I think visual communication matters, because it is everywhere around us, every day. My first preliminary impression of the article is good. It looks very well structured with a short introduction to the subject and after there are a lot of words bolded which makes the article look more structured and easier to read.

Evaluate the article
The first paragraph looks good and consists of definitions and short summary of the separate topics and categories that are discussed later in the article. However, the lead does not really include a brief description of the article's major sections, because the article's major sections are mostly just summed up. Moreover, in the introduction paragraph there are keywords listed that are not being mentioned in the content of the article after the introduction. I do think that the concept of visual communication could be explained better and broader. I also think that the picture added at the introduction of the text is really messy and unclear. To me, it does not really help at the first glance in understanding more about the subject.

There are some citations missing, that could be added to make the information more reliable. To me, the article seems very neutral and is written objectively. It's mostly explaining terms and definitions about concepts instead of presenting different viewpoints of people. I checked three links of sources and they did all work. Of one source, the author summarized parts of the article, which would mean that the sources do support the claims in the article. Most used sources come from peer-reviewed journals or books. There are also 28 different sources used with a diverse array of authors and publications.

I think the article could be improved by making it more clear and easy to read for people, because not it's mostly summed up topics/sections with very much text.

In the Talk page, people are mentioning that the history part of visual communication needs to have additional information. The article is rated as a start class article and it is of interest to three WikiProjects: WikiProject Graphic Design, Wikiproject Media, and WikiProject Systems.