The Psychology of Graphic Images - Seeing, Drawing, Communicating

Drawings are not simply tools for communication but important instruments for investigating reality and its structure. This pathbreaking book, richly illustrated, with exercises for readers, illuminates the complex interactions between the material

List of contents

Contents: Introduction. Invariance and Transformation. The Elusive Context. The Quest for Balance. What Makes a Graphic Image Work? Visualizing the Invisible. Seeing and Showing Time. Graphics and Perception. Ambiguity and Information. Toward a Taxonomy of Drawings.

About the author

Manfredo Massironi, Translated by N Bruno

Summary

Drawings are not simply tools for communication but important instruments for investigating reality and its structure. This pathbreaking book, richly illustrated, with exercises for readers, illuminates the complex interactions between the material

Product details

• Authors: Translated by N Bruno, Manfredo Massironi, Massironi Manfredo
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2001
• EAN: 9780805829327
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-2932-7
• No. of pages: 328
• Weight: 780 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Perception, ART / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Drawing & drawings, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Drawing and drawings