Semiotics

A way of thinking & approaching information design

Editors

Priscila Lena Farias | University of São Paulo, Brazil

João Queiroz | Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil

[Information Design Journal, 23:2] 2017. ii, 121 pp.

Publishing status: Available

Table of Contents

Introduction: Semiotics: a way of thinking & approaching information design Carla G. Spinillo	123–124
Editorial Priscila Lena Farias and João Queiroz	125–126
Visualizing triadic relations: Diagrams for Charles S. Peirce’s classifications of signs Priscila Lena Farias and João Queiroz	127–147
Semiotic inquiry and distributed significations: The sole purpose of inquiry is to fix belief-habit Bernard Darras	148–161
The What, Who, How & Why: Building interpretive support models for the design of pediatric health education materials Willhemina Wahlin and Belinda Paulovich	162–172
From Semiotics to Choreography David Sless	173–183
Inexplicable in the last resort: A critique of Theo van Leeuwen’s identification of typography as a ‘mode’ Shane Morrissy	184–193
Approaching the design factor: In search of the graphic value Some thoughts on the nature of graphic design Anna Calvera	194–207
The semiotics of design in media visualization: Mereology and observation strategies Maria Giulia Dondero	208–218
The semiotics of non-virtuous data visualization: Why information design can never be pure Steven Skaggs	219–233
Book Reviews
Information Design—ID Theories Reviewed by Virginia Tiradentes Souto	234–237
Information design, research and practice Reviewed by Jorge Frascara	238–242

Subjects

AK: Industrial / commercial art & design

LAN004000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies