The transformer

2009

Boek; 126 p ill

Met lijst werken. - Met bio- en bibliografie

Studie naar de principes voor het maken van isotypes, een systeem van pictogrammen oorspronkelijk ontwikkelt door de Oostenrijkse econoom en socioloog Otto Neurath. - 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 Featuring illustrated examples and essays, including a previously unpublished essay by Marie Neurath, The Transformer is a long-overdue appreciation of an important moment in the history of visual communication

Located in: GRAFISCHE VORMGEVING

ISBN: 978-0-907259-40-4

VUBIS: 2:88075