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Pictograms, icons & signs : a guide to information graphics / Rayan Abdullah, Roger Hübner ; [translated from the German by David H. Wilson].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2006Description: 243 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0500286353
  • 9780500286357
Other title:
  • Pictograms, icons and signs
Uniform titles:
  • Piktogramme und Icons. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 745.4 22
LOC classification:
  • NC1002.L63 A2513 2006
Contents:
1. The pictogram -- 2. Building pictograms -- 3. Pictogram pioneers -- 4. Commercial pictograms -- 5. New uses for pictograms -- 6. Icon variations -- 7. A language of icons -- 8. Appendices.
Review: "Pictograms and icons are a keystone of nonverbal and multicultural communication. But what exactly are pictograms, and when is it appropriate to use them? What are their advantages, and what rules must be followed? What pitfalls must designers of pictograms and icons take care to avoid?" "Rayan Abdullah and Roger Hubner address these questions and scores of others in this illustrated guide to pictogram design. Drawing on a multitude of examples from around the world, they outline the history of the pictogram and show how it has been used in commercial and creative fields over the past century, as well as offering hints and advice to designers."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 240).

1. The pictogram -- 2. Building pictograms -- 3. Pictogram pioneers -- 4. Commercial pictograms -- 5. New uses for pictograms -- 6. Icon variations -- 7. A language of icons -- 8. Appendices.

"Pictograms and icons are a keystone of nonverbal and multicultural communication. But what exactly are pictograms, and when is it appropriate to use them? What are their advantages, and what rules must be followed? What pitfalls must designers of pictograms and icons take care to avoid?" "Rayan Abdullah and Roger Hubner address these questions and scores of others in this illustrated guide to pictogram design. Drawing on a multitude of examples from around the world, they outline the history of the pictogram and show how it has been used in commercial and creative fields over the past century, as well as offering hints and advice to designers."--BOOK JACKET.

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