Symbols, Signs & Visual Codes
Title | Symbols, Signs & Visual Codes PDF eBook |
Author | Mark O'Connell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Signs and symbols |
ISBN |
Symbols, Signs and Visual Codes
Title | Symbols, Signs and Visual Codes PDF eBook |
Author | Mark O'Connell |
Publisher | Lorenz Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014-01-07 |
Genre | Signs and symbols |
ISBN | 9781846816512 |
Signs and symbols are integral to the world in which we live: from letters and words on a page to constellations in the night sky; from the figures in our dreams to the uniformed authority figures keeping order in the streets. This fascinating book examines the use of symbols across all the different ranges and aspects of human experience - from the mundane to the sacred, from the temporal to the eternal.Written by leading authorities in the fields of psychology and psychotherapy, and lavishly illustrated with beautiful fine art paintings that are rich in allegorical symbolism, and contemporary photographs showing the way signs are used today, the book contains a wealth of visual and textual information that will inform anyone interested in the timeless value of these iconic symbols.
Understanding Symbols
Title | Understanding Symbols PDF eBook |
Author | Mark O'Connell |
Publisher | Southwater Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9781844768844 |
Examining the use of symbols across the different ranges and aspects of human experience, this title shows how signs and symbols have been used from the dawn of humanity to the modern age as a means of conveying belief, concepts, identity, emotion, philosopy and ideas.
Signs & Symbols of the World
Title | Signs & Symbols of the World PDF eBook |
Author | D.R. McElroy |
Publisher | Wellfleet Press |
Pages | 259 |
Release | 2020-04-21 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1577151860 |
This informative and engaging illustrated reference provides the stories behind 1,001 signs and symbols, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern-day political and subculture symbols. What in the world does Ω mean? And what about its meaning might have led my coffee date to tattoo it on his entire forearm? Where did the symbol ∞ originate, and what was its first meaning? How did the ampersand symbol & come about and how was it applied daily in book publishing? And what is the full story behind that staring eye on top of the pyramid on our American dollar bill? This comprehensive guide to signs and symbols explains. Find within: More than 1,000 illustrations An extensive collection of written and cultural symbols, including animals, instruments, stones, shapes, numbers, colors, plants, food, parts of the body, religious and astrological symbols, emojis, and gestures Historical facts culled from a wide variety of sources Learn all about the signs and symbols that surround us and their part in our rich world history.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Signs & Symbols
Title | The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Signs & Symbols PDF eBook |
Author | Mark O'Connell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN |
Contains definitions and interpretations of over 1,600 signs and symbols and discusses the cross-cultural, sociological, and psychological uses, meaning, and development of signs and symbols as a whole.
The Illustrated Dictionary of Signs and Symbols
Title | The Illustrated Dictionary of Signs and Symbols PDF eBook |
Author | Mark O'Connell |
Publisher | Southwater Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Signs and symbols |
ISBN | 9781844768851 |
This visual guide discusses the way signs and symbols are used by human societies as an integral and fundamental part of the way we communicate. Throughout history icons and symbols have been developed, interpreted and reproduced through art, mythology and religion; from cave paintings and aboriginal dreamtime to computer iconography and advertising. With a broad perspective, covering all continents, and spanning human history, the book brings together psychological, mythological, religious, literary, commercial, political and artistic insights to explore how these concepts can summarize or explain our common and diverse human experience.
Pictograms Icons and Signs
Title | Pictograms Icons and Signs PDF eBook |
Author | Rayan Abdullah |
Publisher | Thames and Hudson |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN |
An illustrated sourcebook of pictogram design, presenting a multitude of examples from around the world, this title outlines the history of the pictogram, showing how it has been applied in commercial and creative fields over the past century.