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Symbol Sourcebook
An Authoritative Guide to International Graphic Symbols
Taschenbuch von Henry Dreyfuss
Sprache: Englisch

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"A ready reference aid and an inspiration to designers ... All in all the best book now available on symbols."

-Library Journal

This unparalleled reference represents a major achievement in the field of graphic design. Famed industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss recognized the importance of symbols in communicating more quickly and effectively; for many years he and his staff collected and codified graphic symbols as they are used in all walks of life throughout the world. The result is this "dictionary" of universally used graphic symbols.

Henry Dreyfuss designed this sourcebook to be as practical and easy to use as possible by arranging the symbol information within ingeniously devised sections: Basic Symbols represents a concise and highly selective grouping of symbols common to all disciplines (on-off, up-down, etc.). Disciplines provides symbols used in accommodations and travel, agriculture, architecture, business, communications, engineering, photography, sports, safety, traffic controls, and many other areas. <>i

"A ready reference aid and an inspiration to designers ... All in all the best book now available on symbols."

-Library Journal

This unparalleled reference represents a major achievement in the field of graphic design. Famed industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss recognized the importance of symbols in communicating more quickly and effectively; for many years he and his staff collected and codified graphic symbols as they are used in all walks of life throughout the world. The result is this "dictionary" of universally used graphic symbols.

Henry Dreyfuss designed this sourcebook to be as practical and easy to use as possible by arranging the symbol information within ingeniously devised sections: Basic Symbols represents a concise and highly selective grouping of symbols common to all disciplines (on-off, up-down, etc.). Disciplines provides symbols used in accommodations and travel, agriculture, architecture, business, communications, engineering, photography, sports, safety, traffic controls, and many other areas. <>i

Über den Autor

Henry Dreyfuss won worldwide acclaim for his pioneering role in shaping industrial design in the United States, opening his first industrial design office in 1929 in New York. His influential designs set the basic styles in their fields, running the gamut of American industry-Polaroid cameras, Hoover vacuum cleaners, the Bankers Trust building, layout designs for Time, and many more projects, large and small. In 1969 he devoted himself to a new career as corporate advisor to such clients as American Airlines, AT&T, Deere & Company, Hallmark Cards, and the Polaroid Corporation. His other books include Designing for People and Measure of Man.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Semantography / C.K. Bliss

Isotype / Marie Neurath

Basic symbols

Accommodations and travel including terminals

Agriculture

Agronomy

Livestock and dairy products

Farm structure and lands

Forestry

Implements

Architecture

Drafting

Landscaping and planning

Astronomy

Biology including botany, molecular biology

Business including computers, office equipment, shops and services

Chemistry

Communications including movement and dance, non-graphic alphabets

Engineering: chemical, electrical, mechanical

Folklore

Alchemy

Astrology

Hobo signs

Geography

Geology

Handling of goods

Home economics including appliances

Manufacturing including heavy duty machinery

Mathematics

Medicine including equipment, hospitals

Meteorology

Music

Photography

Physics

Recreation including Olympics

Religion

Safety

Traffic: road, air, marine, rail

Vehicle controls including 3-dimensional shapes

Graphic form

Color

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1991
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Innenarchitektur & Design
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780471288725
ISBN-10: 0471288721
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Dreyfuss, Henry
Hersteller: Wiley
Maße: 277 x 217 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Henry Dreyfuss
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.01.1991
Gewicht: 0,691 kg
Artikel-ID: 106869470
Über den Autor

Henry Dreyfuss won worldwide acclaim for his pioneering role in shaping industrial design in the United States, opening his first industrial design office in 1929 in New York. His influential designs set the basic styles in their fields, running the gamut of American industry-Polaroid cameras, Hoover vacuum cleaners, the Bankers Trust building, layout designs for Time, and many more projects, large and small. In 1969 he devoted himself to a new career as corporate advisor to such clients as American Airlines, AT&T, Deere & Company, Hallmark Cards, and the Polaroid Corporation. His other books include Designing for People and Measure of Man.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Semantography / C.K. Bliss

Isotype / Marie Neurath

Basic symbols

Accommodations and travel including terminals

Agriculture

Agronomy

Livestock and dairy products

Farm structure and lands

Forestry

Implements

Architecture

Drafting

Landscaping and planning

Astronomy

Biology including botany, molecular biology

Business including computers, office equipment, shops and services

Chemistry

Communications including movement and dance, non-graphic alphabets

Engineering: chemical, electrical, mechanical

Folklore

Alchemy

Astrology

Hobo signs

Geography

Geology

Handling of goods

Home economics including appliances

Manufacturing including heavy duty machinery

Mathematics

Medicine including equipment, hospitals

Meteorology

Music

Photography

Physics

Recreation including Olympics

Religion

Safety

Traffic: road, air, marine, rail

Vehicle controls including 3-dimensional shapes

Graphic form

Color

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1991
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Innenarchitektur & Design
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780471288725
ISBN-10: 0471288721
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Dreyfuss, Henry
Hersteller: Wiley
Maße: 277 x 217 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Henry Dreyfuss
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.01.1991
Gewicht: 0,691 kg
Artikel-ID: 106869470
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