"Material Literacy and Design" touches on an interesting topic - does the use of imagery showcase illiteracy? This is a conversation that happens often at my job. Upper management wants the flashiness and colors because it looks great, and meanwhile the content lacks. Do all of the visual contributions just serve as a distraction? I love the comparison to the cave paintings. Its as though we've come this far in technology to adapt a practice that is so old.
On the other hand though, these designs are great for attracting readers and any marketing/sales person can provide a list of benefits. When they are not overbearing, the images can be engaging and compliment the literature. But it does trod upon a thin line of immaturity and amatuer versus professional and interractive.
Writing is an experience and I think that "Theorizing Technology" does a great job of capturing it. Certain actions and encironments play a role in the process of writing and these aspects tie into the tools that we are using to implement our writing.
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