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Author: Nigel Holmes
Publisher: Rac Books
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA paper reprint of the 1985 first edition. Holmes, executive art director for Time, details the design process he used to create over 50 symbols for the magazine. Includes his successions of sketches. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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
Author: Rudolf Modley
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2007-07-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 0486998266
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImmensely useful in conveying ideas without words, these powerful black-and-white images present visual messages for professional and private occupations. Numerous themes include animals, sports, healthcare, transportation, and much more.
Author: Marty Noble
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Published: 2003-01-17
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 0486423107
DOWNLOAD EBOOK125 black-and-white images based on motifs in a wide array of sources: fairy tale collections, medieval French and Celtic manuscripts, Japanese and Chinese artwork, and more. Smoke-and-fire-breathing dragons, scaly creatures of the sea, powerful beasts endangering the lives of mariners, Celtic dragons with interwoven body parts, and much more.
Author: Clarence Pearson Hornung
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1946-01-01
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0486201252
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA practical reference for those in the applied and fine arts, this collection offers 1,836 sophisticated unit designs based on circles and circle segments, lines and bands, triangles, squares, rhomboids, pentagons, hexagons, scrolls, frets, loops, and other geometrical elements. Draws from Japanese, Egyptian, Classical, and Islamic originals as well as modern motifs.Reprint of the revised second edition.
Author: Ernst Lehner
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-09-26
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 0486141160
DOWNLOAD EBOOK1,355 signs, seals, symbols: Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Germanic, Byzantine, Renaissance, Aztec, Hindu, Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, others. Astrological, alchemical, magical, early Christian, masonic, heraldic, crests, goldsmiths' marks, watermarks.
Author: Blackcoffee Design Inc
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Published: 2009-02-01
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9781592535323
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPictorial symbols are, in some respects, superior to words as a form of communication. If well-designed, they can be understood by people of all different cultures and can be recognized by children literally years before they learn to read. As a result, symbols are of the utmost importance to graphic designers and their ever-present challenge to create effective visual communication for their clients. This mini-collection of designs drawn from 1000 Icons, Symbols + Pictograms provides a catalog of ideas for designers to look to for inspiration
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.
Author: Ernst Lehner
Publisher: Colchis Books
Published: 2022-11-14
Total Pages: 309
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees, Ernst and Johanna Lehner explore the rich cultural heritage and symbolic meanings associated with various flora across different societies and traditions. This comprehensive guide offers insights into how these natural elements have been woven into myths, legends, and everyday life, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness between nature and human culture.
Author: Connie Malamed
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
Published: 2011-10
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1592537413
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWithin every picture is a hidden language that conveys a message, whether it is intended or not. This language is based on the ways people perceive and process visual information. By understanding visual language as the interface between a graphic and a viewer, designers and illustrators can learn to inform with accuracy and power. In a time of unprecedented competition for audience attention and with an increasing demand for complex graphics, Visual Language for Designers explains how to achieve quick and effective communications. New in paperback, this book presents ways to design for the strengths of our innate mental capacities and to compensate for our cognitive limitations. Visual Language for Designers includes: —How to organize graphics for quick perception —How to direct the eyes to essential information —How to use visual shorthand for efficient communication —How to make abstract ideas concrete —How to best express visual complexity —How to charge a graphic with energy and emotion
