A smile in the mind. Ediz. illustrata - Brossura

McAlhone, Beryl; Stuart, David

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0714838128 ISBN 13: 9780714838120

Casa editrice: Phaidon, 2010

Riassunto

The best graphic design does more than capture attention and make the audience linger. It prolongs the encounter, compelling the reader not only to notice, but to remember. This book is about making graphics memorable by using witty thinking. It argues that ideas which happen in the mind, stay in the mind.
Beryl McAlhone and David Stuart begin by explaining what wit is and how it works. They make the case for wit in graphic design, seeing humour as the shortest distance between two people. The different routes designers can take are explainedincluding ambiguity, missing links, substitution and double-takes - to clarify the options available at the start of an assignment.
A Smile in the Mind documents the power of intellectual playfulness as it invades even the corporate heartland of annual reports and the dry territory of technical literature. Designers can refer to examples for every category of graphics, from direct mail to information graphics, and for a variety of sectors from leisure and the arts to manufacturing and the law.
For the finale, witty designers answer the big question: how did they get the idea? They offer a peep into their private working methods, as they check out word lists, look at things sideways, or put several jobs on the table at once.
Gathering together the best examples of graphic wit over the past three decades, A Smile in the Mind shows work from over 300 designers in the USA, Britain, Europe and Japan.

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Product Description:

A smile in the mind. Witty thinking in graphic design. Prefazione di Edward de Bono. Con testi di Beryl McAlhone e David Stuart. Completamente illustrato a colori 4to (cm 29x25). pp. 240. . Ottimo (Fine). . . . "Destined to become a standard sourcebook". Il volume raccoglie i migliori esempi di grafica degli ultimi tre decenni con lavori di oltre 300 designer da Stati Uniti, Gran Bretagna, Europa e Giappone.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Phaidon
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0714838128
• ISBN 13: 9780714838120
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240