Visual Grammar (Design Briefs)

Visual Grammar (Design Briefs)
by Christian Leborg

Visual Grammar (Design Briefs)
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Author: Christian Leborg
Edition: Paperback
Published: 2006-05-01
ISBN: 1568985819
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
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Book Review: I Found It Facinating
Summary: 4 Stars

I stumbled on this book at the local library and found it a very fascinating read. I've been involved in graphic production for years and can push the objects around on the comp, but never really knew the basics and foundation of visual language.

This is a great primer to learn the basic concepts that lead one to want to learn the syntax and the structure of the visual nouns learned.

This is something I will purchase and pore over until I learn the concepts.

Summary of Visual Grammar (Design Briefs)

Easy access to computer graphic tools has turned many of us into either amateur or professional image producers. But without a basic understanding of visual language, a productive dialogue between producers and consumers of visual communication is impossible. Visual Grammar can help speak and write about visual objects and their creative potential, and better understand the graphics. It is both a primer on visual language and a visual dictionary of the fundamental aspects of graphic design.

This book is dealing with every imaginable visual concept-from abstractions such as dimension, format, and volume; to concrete objects such as form, size, color, and saturation; to activities such as repetition, mirroring, movement, and displacement; to relations such as symmetry, balance, diffusion, direction, and variation.

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