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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10047159900X
ISBN-139780471599005
eBay Product ID (ePID)22038420035
Product Key Features
Number of Pages432 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameIcon Book : Visual Symbols for Computer Systems and Documentation
SubjectDocumentation & Technical Writing, User Interfaces, Web / Design
Publication Year1994
TypeTextbook
AuthorWilliam K. Horton
Subject AreaComputers
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight25.8 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width7.6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number1
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-038303
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal004/.0148
Table Of ContentIcons in Perspective. How Icons Work. Representing Ideas Graphically. Showing Relationships. Designing an Iconic Language. Drawing Icons. Color in Icons. Standard Parts of the Icon. Icons for Specific Purposes. Icons for International Products. Managing Development. Testing Icons. Editing Icons. Forms, Formulas, and Checklists. Case Study in Icon Design. Icon Starter Set. Index
SynopsisUses a practical, research-based approach to the design of icons. Icons are used widely but not always used wisely. This book will prescribe an orderly process for designing sets of icons, suggest ideas for ''unpicturable'' concepts, explain how to refine and test icon ideas, demonstrate how to design large sets of related icons, guide the development of icons for the international market. There is an icon glossary which features over 1,500 icons. The book/disk version features the icon glossary in both PC (Windows) and Mac files.