Pictograms, Icons & Signs: A Guide to Information Graphics - Softcover

Rayan Abdullah; Roger Hübner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500286353 ISBN 13: 9780500286357

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

An indispensable sourcebook for designers everywhere, a keystone for non-verbal communication. Outlines the history of pictograms and icons and how they have been applied in commercial and creative fields over the past century. Included top tips and background information from successful pictogram designers, as well as detailed discussion of icons, the ‘silent servants’ of online communities.

Table of Contents

1. The Pictogram – Definitions from Various Designers; Various Types; Semiotics and Semantics; A brief history of the Pictogram • 2. Creating Pictograms – Explores differences in format, grid, colour, line weight, degrees of stylization; the contexts in which pictograms are used; the practicalities of using pictogram fonts • 3. The Pioneers – Early influential designs • 4. Commercial Uses • 5. New Approaches • 6. Icon Variations – Computer icons: Susan Kare; Meta Design; eBoy; Michael Renner; Kame Design • 7. A Language of Icons – an entirely icon-based language designed by Jochen Gros • Endmatter

About this title

About the Authors

Rayan Abdullah is Professor of Design and Typography at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig. Between 1993 and 2000 he was Senior Designer at MetaDesign, Germany’s largest design and branding company, where he was responsible for major projects for the Berlin Transport Authority,Volkswagen, Bugatti and the German Government (for whom he re-vamped the German Eagle, symbol of the Federal Government).

Roger Hübner is professor of semiotics and design at the Mediadesign University in Berlin. He is the co-author, with Rayan Abdullah, of Corporate Design.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500286353
• ISBN 13: 9780500286357
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 244