Pictograms, Icons & Signs : A Guide to Information Graphics (Paperback)

1. The Pictogram ? Definitions from Various Designers; Various Types; Semiotics and Semantics; A brief history of the Pictogram ? 2. Creating Pictograms ? Explores differences in format, grid, colour, line weight, degrees of stylization; the contexts in which pictograms are used; the practicalities of using pictogram fonts ? 3. The Pioneers ? Early influential designs ? 4. Commercial Uses ? 5. New Approaches ? 6. Icon Variations ? Computer icons: Susan Kare; Meta Design; eBoy; Michael Renner; Kame Design ? 7. A Language of Icons ? an entirely icon-based language designed by Jochen Gros ? Endmatter