Hi all, I have a question, or a request for literature. Short version: Is there a general taxonomy, or model, of text/image-relationships for web design? Long version: In his excellent book "Information Design : An Introduction" (John Benjamins 2002), p. 40, Rune Pettersson postulates four relationships between text and media objects, such as images or film. - redundant (similar information conveyed, such as sub-titles for TV) - relevant (supplementing information) - irrelevant (pictures and text and probably sound in TV programmes dealing with different things) - contradictory (disastrous in information design, but possibly beneficial for persuasion) This book describes a general framework and not specific design areas. The preface states explicitly that modern web design is not included. I have been looking for a kind of general taxonomy of relationships between text and images in web design, but haven't found anything really satisfactory. I have found some novel-, or work-specific articles. One of the most interesting articles is Thomas Wartenberg, 'Wordy Pictures: Theorizing the Relationship between Image and Text in Comics' in Meskin's "The Art of Comics: A Philosophical Approach" (2011). In a critique of Scott McCloud, he claims four functions of text in comics: thought or speech; narration; pictorial element; sonic event. But this is too specifically targetted on comics. I would like to see a model like Pettersson's, but more fleshed out, newer, and, above all, applied to (or coming from) web design. Does anyone have a pointer for me? Thank you very much! - Daniel