Semiology of Graphics
Diagrams, Networks, Maps
Published on 16. December 2010
Book
Hardback
456 pages
978-1-58948-261-6 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in French in 1967, Semiology of Graphics holds a significant place in the theory of information design. Founded on Jacques Bertin's practical experience as a cartographer, Part One of this work is an unprecedented attempt to synthesize principles of graphic communication with the logic of standard rules applied to writing and topography. Part Two brings Bertin's theory to life, presenting a close study of graphic techniques including shape, orientation, color, texture, volume, and size in an array of more than 1,000 maps and diagrams.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Redlands
United States
Publishing group
ESRI Press
Product notice
Paperback (US-tall)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 222 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
1912 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58948-261-6 (9781589482616)
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Previous edition
Book
12/1983
University of Wisconsin Press
€107.28
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Person
Jacques Bertin is a French cartographer and theorist. In 1954 he founded the Cartographic Laboratory of the Ecole pratique des hautes etudes and in 1957 he was named director of education. In 1967, Bertin became a professor at the Sorbonne, and in 1974 he was appointed director of education and director of the Geographical Laboratory of the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales which is part of the Ecole pratique des hautes etudes. In the late 1970s he became head of research at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique. Bertin is an internationally recognized authority on the analytic study of graphics.