Symbols, Signs & Visual Codes
Author: Mark O'Connell
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13:
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Symbols, Signs and Visual Codes
Author: Mark O'Connell
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Published: 2014-01-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781846816512
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSigns and symbols are integral to the world in which we live: from letters and words on a page to constellations in the night sky; from the figures in our dreams to the uniformed authority figures keeping order in the streets. This fascinating book examines the use of symbols across all the different ranges and aspects of human experience - from the mundane to the sacred, from the temporal to the eternal.Written by leading authorities in the fields of psychology and psychotherapy, and lavishly illustrated with beautiful fine art paintings that are rich in allegorical symbolism, and contemporary photographs showing the way signs are used today, the book contains a wealth of visual and textual information that will inform anyone interested in the timeless value of these iconic symbols.
Understanding Symbols
Author: Mark O'Connell
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781844768844
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamining the use of symbols across the different ranges and aspects of human experience, this title shows how signs and symbols have been used from the dawn of humanity to the modern age as a means of conveying belief, concepts, identity, emotion, philosopy and ideas.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Signs & Symbols
Author: Mark O'Connell
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains definitions and interpretations of over 1,600 signs and symbols and discusses the cross-cultural, sociological, and psychological uses, meaning, and development of signs and symbols as a whole.
Signs and Symbols
Author: Adrian Frutiger
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscusses the elements of a sign, and looks at pictograms, alphabets, calligraphy, monograms, text type, numerical signs, symbols, and trademarks.
The Secret Language of Symbols
Author: David Fontana
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2003-02
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780811838214
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the culture, history, and psychology that lies behind a wide range of symbols.
Handbook of Pictorial Symbols
Author: Rudolf Modley
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1976-01-01
Total Pages: 161
ISBN-13: 048623357X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPictures more than thirteen hundred pictorial symbols representing nearly every facet of human experience, and arranges public symbols according to service and facility and by local and national systems
Pictograms Icons and Signs
Author: Rayan Abdullah
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn illustrated sourcebook of pictogram design, presenting a multitude of examples from around the world, this title outlines the history of the pictogram, showing how it has been applied in commercial and creative fields over the past century.
The Illustrated Dictionary of Signs and Symbols
Author: Mark O'Connell
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781844768851
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis visual guide discusses the way signs and symbols are used by human societies as an integral and fundamental part of the way we communicate. Throughout history icons and symbols have been developed, interpreted and reproduced through art, mythology and religion; from cave paintings and aboriginal dreamtime to computer iconography and advertising. With a broad perspective, covering all continents, and spanning human history, the book brings together psychological, mythological, religious, literary, commercial, political and artistic insights to explore how these concepts can summarize or explain our common and diverse human experience.
The Book of Codes
Author: Paul Lunde
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780520260139
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis illustrated encyclopedia surveys the history and development of code-making and code-breaking in all areas of culture and society from hieroglyphs and runes to DNA, the Zodiac Killer, graffiti, and beyond.
