
Seeing Is Believing
Arthur Berger(Author)
McGraw-Hill Professional (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 16. March 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-07-351202-0 (ISBN)
Description
Seeing is Believing: An Introduction to Visual Communication uses semiotic theory, psychoanalytic theory and other theories to deal with various aspects of visual communication in an accessible, interesting and entertaining book. It has many new images that reflect the topics discussed in the book and a number of discussion of relevant topics such as postmodernism, tattoos, facial expression, neuromarketing, advertising and persuasion, cultural codes, typographic theory, photograph and landscape, photography and narcissism, digital photography and oil painting, dreams and a rewritten chapter on computers that deals with videogames and social media among other things. The author has also included a number of new drawings he made.
More details
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
48 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-351202-0 (9780073512020)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition
Book
01/2007
3rd Edition
McGraw-Hill Professional
€60.81
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Content
Introduction: Image and ImaginationChapter 1: Seeing Is BelievingChapter 2: How We SeeChapter 3: Elements of Visual CommunicationChapter 4: Typography and Graphic Design: Tools of Visual CommunicationChapter 5: Photography: The Captured MomentChapter 6: Film: The Moving ImageChapter 7: Television: The Ever-Changing MosaicChapter 8: Comics, Cartoons, and Animation: The Development of An Art FormChapter 9: Computers and Graphics: Wonders from the Image-MakerGlossary
Selected Annotated Bibiliography
References
Illustration Credits
Names Index
Subjects Index
Selected Annotated Bibiliography
References
Illustration Credits
Names Index
Subjects Index