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Visual coexistence : informationdesign and typography in the intercultural field / editors, Ruedi Baur and Ulrike Felsing.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, Chinese Copyright date: ©2020Description: 312 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9783037786130
  • 3037786132
Subject(s):
Contents:
Multilingual typography: juxtaposing Chinese and Latin characters -- On visual translation: research on informationdesign in the intercultural field -- Multilingual typography: juxtaposing Arabic and Latin characters.
Summary: "Today, designers in all cultures are concerned with the question of how to promote global understanding while maintaining the diversity of languages and writing systems. Ruedi Baur and his research team investigate and analyze visual graphics from different cultures and identify their specific principles of representation. The research was preceded by a comprehensive case study on the coexistence of Chinese and Latin, and Arabic and Latin script. Starting from the question of the conditions for the coexistence of different writing systems, this study extends intercultural visual communication to include knowledge graphics. The publication provides the knowledge and skills necesary to develop an appropriate, differentiated design for the global context"--Page 4 of cover.
List(s) this item appears in: Graphic Design | Graphic Design (Desing) | Typography (Design)
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
book MAIN P93.5 .V57 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 14086069
book MAIN P93.5 .V57 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 14086031

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Multilingual typography: juxtaposing Chinese and Latin characters -- On visual translation: research on informationdesign in the intercultural field -- Multilingual typography: juxtaposing Arabic and Latin characters.

"Today, designers in all cultures are concerned with the question of how to promote global understanding while maintaining the diversity of languages and writing systems. Ruedi Baur and his research team investigate and analyze visual graphics from different cultures and identify their specific principles of representation. The research was preceded by a comprehensive case study on the coexistence of Chinese and Latin, and Arabic and Latin script. Starting from the question of the conditions for the coexistence of different writing systems, this study extends intercultural visual communication to include knowledge graphics. The publication provides the knowledge and skills necesary to develop an appropriate, differentiated design for the global context"--Page 4 of cover.

English and Chinese.

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