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Writing Systems and Their Use
Grapholinguistics, the multifaceted study of writing systems, is growing increasingly popular, yet to date no coherent account covering and connecting its major branches exists. This book now gives an overview of the core theoretical and empirical questions of this field. A treatment of the structure of writing systems—their relation to speech and language, their material features, linguistic functions, and norms, as well as the different types in which they come—is complemented by perspectives centring on the use of writing, incorporating psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic issues such as reading processes or orthographic variation as social action. Examples stem from a variety of dive...
Thinking with Type
The essential and bestselling guide to typography from beloved design educator Ellen Lupton—revised and expanded to include new and additional voices, examples, and principles, and a wider array of typefaces. "Thinking with Type is to typography what Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time is to physics."—I Love Typography The bestselling Thinking with Type in a revised and expanded third edition: This is the definitive guide to using typography in visual communication. Covering the essentials of typography, this book explores everything from typefaces and type families to kerning and tracking to grids and layout principles. Ellen Lupton provides clear and focused guidance on how lette...
Afropolis
Metropolises often evoke images of flashy high-rise buildings, permanent background noise, backed-up cars and people moving quickly in all directions in their masses. New York, Tokyo, London, Sao Paulo. But what about Cairo?
Bi-Scriptual
Analyzing the theoretical backgrounds and presenting various possibilites of creating designs incorporating different writing systems as multilingualism is becoming increasingly important.
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Contemporary Iranian Art
In the first comprehensive look at Iranian art and visual culture since the 1979 revolution, Talinn Grigor investigates the official art sponsored by the Islamic Republic, the culture of avant-garde art created in the studio and its display in galleries and museums, and the art of the Iranian diaspora within Western art scenes. Divided into three parts—street, studio, and exile—the book argues that these different areas of artistic production cannot be understood independently, revealing how this art offers a mirror of the sociopolitical turmoil that has marked Iran’s recent history. Exploring the world of galleries, museums, curators, and art critics, Grigor moves between subversive a...
Arabesque
Despite their rich tradition of calligraphy, the Arab World and Persia are not known for their contemporary graphic design, illustration and typography. Especially now, it's worth taking a look at the region's creativity. Young designers are just beginning to chart their own compelling course between local visual convention and a modern, international style. Arabesque investigates the creative potential of the Arab World and Iran. This book features examples of recent innovative and groundbreaking design work that is inspired by the richness of the region's visual culture. Given the important role of calligraphy in the Middle East, Arabesque focuses on typography. The book presents a wide ra...
Saudi Arabia
This book describes all aspects of Saudi Arabia, including its government, economy, society, and culture, as well as its role in the Middle East and its position internationally. In this comprehensive introduction to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, author Sherifa Zuhur reveals the fascinating people, culture, politics, and economic development of the largest Arab country of the Middle East. The book provides a detailed summary of Arabian history from the earliest settlements on the Arabian peninsula to the present day, with a focus on the rise of the current Saudi regime. It provides essential background on the oil politics of the Kingdom dating back to the discovery of oil in the late 1930s, an account of Saudi Arabia's subsequent economic advancement, and explanations of emerging societal issues such as labor importation and the changing roles of women. Saudi Arabia also details the Kingdom's cultural and religious milieu, including its music, poetry, architecture, legal system, and prominence in the Islamic world.
Gelenkte Blicke
Blickkulturen im Islam, das Wechselspiel von Sehen, Inszenieren und Verbergen im islamisch gepragten Kulturraum, stehen im Zentrum des Interesses. Das Sehen wird nicht nur innerhalb theologischer Diskurse um das Gottesbild und die Darstellung von Lebewesen reflektiert, es ist auch im Alltag durch komplexe Regelwerke gepragt, die die Perspektiven bestimmen und die Emotionen steuern. Dies gilt fur habituelle Formen der Bekleidung, Sozial- und Raumordnung, fur den Umgang mit dem Bosen Blick im popularen Islam bis hin zur Zeichenhaftigkeit des Konflikts (Stichwort Karikaturen). Blickkulturen und Asthetik variieren regional, sie verandern sich mit der Rezeption moderner Medien und im kulturellen Austausch. Die Betrachtung der Kulturen des Visuellen ermoglicht einen vertieften Zugang zum Islam fur Religionswissenschaftler/-innen, Orientalisten/-innen, Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaftler/-innen. Barbel Beinhauer-Kohler, Dr. phil., Jahrgang 1967, ist Professorin fur Religionsgeschichte an der Philipps-Universitat Marburg.
Pensar con tipos
Profundamente revisada y ampliada, esta segunda edición de Pensar con tipos nos proporciona docenas de nuevas fuentes, ejemplos, ejercicios, ideas y consejos, además de una revisión y actualización exhaustiva de cada detalle. Con treinta y dos páginas nuevas respecto a la edición anterior, el nuevo contenido aporta, entre otras cosas, una amplia gama de familias tipográficas y un espacio para los trabajos de las diseñadoras, así como de otros colectivos históricamente silenciados. Convertido en un referente indiscutible, la obra se dirige a los lectores y escritores, diseñadores y editores, profesores y estudiantes cuyo trabajo esté relacionado con la impredecible vida de la pala...
