Advances in Semiotics Ser.: Semiotics of Visual Language by Fernande Saint-Martin (1990, Hardcover)

Indiana University Press

0253350573

9780253350572

77333

276 Pages

Semiotics of Visual Language

English

1990

Semiotics & Theory

Textbook

Fernande Saint-Martin

Literary Criticism

Advances in Semiotics Ser.

Hardcover

0.9 in

20.2 Oz

9.4 in

6.5 in

Scholarly & Professional

89-045920

20

College Graduate Student

Yes

302.2

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

"... 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., The result is a completely new approach for scholars and practitioners of the visual arts eager to decode the many forms of visual communication., " . . . 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., " . . . 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.

P93.5.S2613 1990