Visual Function
Subtitle: An Introduction to Information Design
Publisher: 010 Publishers
Published: December 29, 1997
Place of publication: Rotterdam
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9789064503030
Subjects: Industrial / Commercial Art & Design
Description: _Visual Function_ is a lively overview of the emerging field of information design and its impact on the world around us. Paul Mijksenaar, professor at Delft University of Technology, provides an opinionated survey of a variety of disciplines including graphic design, mapmaking, industrial design, and architecture, in this plea for clarity and good sense in the design of the products we encounter in everyday life. Mijksenaar analyzes numerous illustrations of the best and worst in design throughout history. from the _Titanic_ to the Bauhaus to the Swatch, and proposes methods for today's designers to discover their own creative solutions to the challenges of transmitting information.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: A Few Examples
pagenum: 5; title: Form or Function?
pagenum: 14; title: Visual Information
pagenum: 28; title: Graphical Variables
pagenum: 38; title: Three Cheers for the Everyday
pagenum: 43; title: Experiment or Craftsmanship
pagenum: 46; title: Trends
pagenum: 48; title: Form Follows Content
pagenum: 52; title: Regarding Training and Designers
pagenum: 53; title: Sources
pagenum: 54