"... the details of Saint-Martin's argument contain a wealth of penetrating observations from which anyone with a serious interest in visual communication will profit."" -Journal of Communication
Saint-Martin elucidates a syntax of visual language that sheds new light on nonverbal language as a form of representation and communication. She describes the evolution of this language in the visual arts as well as its multiple uses in contemporary media. The result is a completely new approach for scholars and practitioners of the visual arts eager to decode the many forms of visual communication."
By:
Fernande Saint-Martin Imprint: Indiana University Press Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 653g ISBN:9780253350572 ISBN 10: 0253350573 Pages: 276 Publication Date:22 October 1990 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Preface Acknowledgements One The Basic Elements of Visual Language Two The Visual Variables Three Syntax of Visual Language Four The Pictorial Basic Plane Five Effects of Distance and Perspectives Six The Grammar of Sculpture Seven Semiotical Analysis Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Appendix IV References Index
Reviews for Semiotics of Visual Language
""" ... the details of Saint-Martin's argument contain a wealth of penetrating observations from which anyone with a serious interest in visual communication will profit."" Journal of Communication"