2006-07-05 12:53:18 · 7 answers · asked by cherubcrnp 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
A picture is worth a thousand words
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A picture is worth a thousand words is a familiar proverb that refers to the idea that complex stories can be told with just a single still image, or that an image may be more influential than a substantial amount of text. It also aptly characterizes the goals of information visualization where large amounts of data must be absorbed quickly.
It is often referred to as a Chinese proverb, but it is believed that the phrase was actually coined by Fred R. Barnard in the advertising trade journal, Printers' Ink, promoting the use of images in advertisements that appeared on the sides of streetcars. The December 8, 1921 issue carries an ad entitled, "One Look is Worth A Thousand Words."
Another ad by Barnard appears in the March 10, 1927 issue with the phrase "One Picture is Worth Ten Thousand Words," where it is labelled a Chinese proverb. The Home Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Familiar Phrases quotes Barnard as saying he called it "a Chinese proverb, so that people would take it seriously." Soon after, the proverb would become popularly attributed to Confucius.
2006-07-05 13:00:23 · answer #1 · answered by godsgirl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It SHOULD have been Leo Mayer of MGM or Shirley Temple or Leonardo da Vinci. It wasn't Confucius!
Turns out to have been an advertising flack, Fred R. Barnard.
Oh, well! By the way, it's true. Take a look at the Matthew Brady photographs of the US Civil War -- those pictures are worth more than a thousand words each.
2006-07-05 20:15:22 · answer #2 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Napolean Bonaparte.
2006-07-05 19:58:40 · answer #3 · answered by danadee l 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fred R. Barnard
2006-07-05 19:56:58 · answer #4 · answered by futurehero5200 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shakespeare.
2006-07-05 20:25:05 · answer #5 · answered by fiveft2eyzblue 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whoever said that does not realise that words can prove to b much more beautiful than a 100 pictures...i admire poetic writings...paulo coelho's books r filled with them...
2006-07-05 20:15:50 · answer #6 · answered by Teen-sensible! 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Who ever said it is a dumb ***!
2006-07-05 19:59:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋