Manfredo Massironi, N. Bruno

The Psychology of Graphic Images

Seeing, Drawing, Communicating

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This work explores the nature of one of the most ancient tools for nonverbal communication - drawings. How exactly do drawings do their job so well? This work covers the material components of images and the activation of the perceptual and cognitive processes that create and decipher them.

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Drawings are not simply tools for communication but important instruments for investigating reality and its structure. This pathbreaking book, richly illustrated, with exercises for readers, illuminates the complex interactions between the material

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 182mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 903g
• ISBN-13: 9780805829327
• ISBN-10: 0805829326
• Artikelnr.: 24885790

Autorenporträt

Manfredo Massironi, Translated by N Bruno

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction. Invariance and Transformation. The Elusive Context.
The Quest for Balance. What Makes a Graphic Image Work? Visualizing the
Invisible. Seeing and Showing Time. Graphics and Perception. Ambiguity and
Information. Toward a Taxonomy of Drawings.