2 Document (s)

Robin Kinross livre ici une histoire de la typographie moderne envisagée dans un sens large, bien au-delà du formalisme formel, en privilégiant les démarches et les praticiens, qui en Europe et aux Etats-Unis, ont su articuler savoir et pratique. Ce récit vivant et critique des développements de la typographie au cours des siècles est enrichi d'exemples représentatifs, et propose une ouverture pour d'autres investigations.

Isotype (International System of Typographic Picture Education) is a system of pictograms designed to communicate complex information in a nonverbal way. Developed in 1936 by a team of sociologists lead by Otto and Marie Neurath, this process of "transforming" data into visual form has strongly influenced the fields of graphic design. The Transformer: Principles of Making Isotype Charts is the first English-language primer on Isotypethe foundation of the modern-day pictographic signals found in airports, train stations, highway signs, and computer interfaces. Featuring illustrated examples and essays, including a previously unpublished essay by Marie Neurath, The Transformer is a long-overdue appreciation of an important moment in the history of visual communication.