Transformer - Principles of Making Isotype Charts

Klappentext Isotype (International System of Typographic Picture Education) is a system of pictograms designed to communicate complex information in a nonverbal way. Developed in 1936 by a team of sociologists lead by Otto and Marie Neurath this process of "transforming" data into visual form has strongly influenced the fields of graphic design. The Transformer: Principles of Making Isotype Charts is the first English-language primer on Isotypethe foundation of the modern-day pictographic signals found in airports train stations highway signs and computer interfaces. Featuring illustrated examples and essays including a previously unpublished essay by Marie Neurath The Transformer is a long-overdue appreciation of an important moment in the history of visual communication.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: R Kinross, Robin Kinross, M Neurath, Marie Neurath
• Mitarbeit: Robin Kinross (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Hyphen Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 18 bis 22 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.10.2008
• EAN: 9780907259404
• ISBN: 978-0-907259-40-4
• Abmessung: 128 mm x 210 mm x 8 mm
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Innenarchitektur, Design