Isotype
Subtitle: Design and Contexts, 1925-1971
Publisher: Hyphen Press; imusti
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9780907259473
Subjects: Signs and symbols; Language, universal
Description: Austrian sociologist Otto Neurath developed the Isotype system of pictograms in the early 1930s as a way to communicate complex information in visual form. Appearing in a variety of media, including books, posters, and films, it was designed to inform ordinary citizens about their place in the world.