Image first or text content first?

Accordingly, empirical studies found better comprehension from processing a picture before text as well as from processing text before a picture.

1. Should text go above or below image?
2. How do images and text work together?

Should text go above or below image?

Text that serves as the description of an image should always go below the image, because it is a description of the image, meaning the image is the source of context.

How do images and text work together?

Relationship Between Words and Images

One is symmetrical interaction, in which the words and pictures tell the same story. (Nikolajeva & Scott, 226) The texts in those picture books address the meaning of images; consequently, the images illustrated the content of the text.