Symbol Sourcebook; An Authoritative Guide to International Graphic Symbols.

Autor/in	Dreyfuss, Henry
Titel	Symbol Sourcebook; An Authoritative Guide to International Graphic Symbols.
Quelle	(1972), (292 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Catalogs; Color; Communication (Thought Transfer); Cross Cultural Studies; Diagrams; Directories; Graphic Arts; International Relations; Signs; Symbols (Mathematics); Visual Arts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Catalog; Catalogue; Catalogues; Katalog; Colour; Farbbezeichnung; Farbe; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Charts; Diagram; Diagramm; Tabellarische Überischt; Tabelle; Verzeichnis; Nachweis; Grafik; Grafisches Gestaltung; Internationale Beziehungen; Zeichensystem; Optische Gestaltung
Abstract	There are today some 5,000 languages and dialects in use throughout the world; in most instances, intercommunication among them ranges from difficult to impossible. This sourcebook of graphic symbols was compiled as a first step toward a basic means of communication through a system of universally recognizable symbols. The sourcebook is limited to those graphic symbols that give instructions, directions, or warnings, and they are organized in three ways: by discipline, a reference of symbols related to each given field of interest or application; by graphic form, a compilation permitting the identification of symbols out of context when unknown to the reader; and by meaning, a liberal alphabetical index which makes it possible to find all symbols relating to a basic design concept. Color is indicated on the symbols themselves throughout the book, and a separate section on the meanings of color in various cultures is included. In addition, the Table of Contents for this book appears in 18 languages to facilitate internationality of use. A bibliography is also included. (Author/SH)
Anmerkungen	McGraw-Hill Book Company, 330 West 42nd Street, New York, N.Y. 10036 ($28.50)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01