Visual language for designers : principles for creating graphics that people understand /: principles for creating graphics that people understand. (©2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Connie Malamed.
• Other Names: Malamed, Connie
• Contents: Introduction -- Section I. Getting graphics : An explanation of how we process visual information -- Section II. Principles : Organize for perception : Features that pop out ; Texture segregation ; Grouping -- Direct the eyes : Position ; Emphasis ; Movement ; Eye gaze ; Visual cues -- Reduce realism : Visual noise ; Silhouettes ; Iconic forms ; Line art ; Quantity -- Make the abstract concrete : Big-picture views ; Data displays ; Visualization of information ; More than geography ; Snapshots of time -- Clarify complexity : Segments and sequences ; Specialized views ; Inherent structure -- Charge it up : Emotional salience ; Narratives ; Visual metaphors ; Novelty and humor.
• Publisher Details: Beverly, Mass : Rockport Publishers
• Publication Date: 2009
• Copyright Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (240 pages), illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
• Subjects: 741.601/9; Commercial art; Graphic arts; Visual communication; ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES -- Paper Ephemera; DESIGN -- Clip Art; DESIGN -- Graphic Arts -- Branding & Logo Design; DESIGN -- Graphic Arts -- Commercial & Corporate; DESIGN -- Graphic Arts -- Illustration; Commercial art; Graphic arts; Visual communication; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781616736194; 1616736194; 1299931847; 9781299931848
• Related ISBNs: 9781592535156; 1592535151
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 228).; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.