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The Icon Book : Visual Symbols for Computer Systems and Documentation by William K. Horton β€” book cover

The Icon Book : Visual Symbols for Computer Systems and Documentation

by William K. Horton
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Uses 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 &'grave;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.

A collection of poems on many different topics by a variety of authors - past and present.

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User-interface icons--much more than on-screen decorations--can enhance or detract from end-user productivity and an application's overall success. Here are presented strategies and methods for encoding meaning in icons, developing iconic languages and a consistent design style, using color and other design tools, representing complex, "unpicturable" concepts, and avoiding problems that can occur in translation to international markets. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
May 20, 1994
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
432
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780471599005

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