UID:
kobvindex_INT0002946
Format:
192 pages
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illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour)
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17.5 x 11 cm
Edition:
4th printing
ISBN:
9789063694227
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9063694229
Content:
"Many designs that appear in today's society will circulate and encounter audiences of many different cultures and languages. With communication comes responsibility; are designers aware of the meaning and impact of their work? An image or symbol that is acceptable in one culture can be offensive or even harmful in the next. A typeface or colour in a design might appear to be neutral, but its meaning is always culturally dependent. If designers learn to be aware of global cultural contexts, we can avoid stereotyping and help improve mutual understanding between people. Politics of Design is a collection of visual examples from around the world. Using ideas from anthropology and sociology, it creates surprising and educational insight in contemporary visual communication. The examples relate to the daily practice of both online and offline visual communication: typography, images, colour, symbols, and information."
Content:
"The Politics of Design explores the cultural and political context of the typography, colours, photography, symbols, and information graphics that we use every day. Designers, communication specialists, and image-makers possess the power to shape visual communication, and with that power comes great responsibility. Are we as creative professionals really aware of the political meaning and impact of our work in today's network society? This book examines cultural contexts and stereotypes with visual examples from around the world. lt demonstrates that communication tools are never neutral, and encourages its users to rethink global cultural understanding. Additional works by contemporary artists and designers show that political awareness does not limit creativity, but opens up new explorations for a critical visual culture."
Content:
"The Politics of Design shows the importance of visual literacy when communicating across borders and cultures. It explores the cultural meaning behind symbols, maps, photography, typography, and colors. It is a practical guide for design and communication professionals and students to create more effective and responsible visual communication."
Note:
EDITORIAL NOTE: first published: ©2016
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TYPOGRAPHY AND LANGUAGE : Tales of the scripts ; Alphabets and abjads ; Pictographs and ideographs ; Characters without a heart ; Celebrity guide to politics ; African alphabets ; Arabic-Latin type design ; Cold war character coding ; The story of the broken script ; Ethnic typography ; Decapitating language ; Modernist men ; Greek it till you make it ; Please don't read me ; Translation fails -- COLOUR AND CONTRAST : Colours in the eye of the beholder ; Colour systems ; The cost of colour ; Colours of warning ; Colour psychology ; Colour and culture ; National colours ; Colour and gender ; The history of colour in B&W ; To colour or not to colour ; Shirley and the china girls ; The face of imaging technology -- IMAGE AND PHOTOGRAPHY : Matters of perspective ; Painting history ; Cultural differences ; Death by Photoshop ; Body blackout ; Smooth criminals ; It's a man's world ; The new Maasai ; Fake diversity ; Some cultures are bigger than others ; The family of man ; Cultural thievery -- INFORMATION GRAPHICS : Colonialism and cartography ; World maps ; Maps and legends ; Mapping migration ; Misinformation graphics ; Architecture of choice ; Form fail ; Ten guidelines for election design ; Time bandits ; Space species ; Standards and deviants ; The tyranny of normalcy ; The data face -- Further reading -- Index
Language:
English
Keywords:
Handbooks and manuals
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