Road Signs: Finding Your Way in the Visual World
Dr. Jean-luc Doumont, Communication Consultant, Principiae
Fri Jan 27, 12-02:00pm, 32-141
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
In most countries, road signs are graphical: rather than words, they use shape, color, and a variety of icons to convey meaning. Still, are they truly visual? Are they, for example, interpreted faster than word signs? Are they more intuitive, more accessible, more universal?
Through observation of road signs in their natural ecosystem around the world, this session explores basic concepts of visual communication, applicable to a wide array of graphical representations.
Web: http://www.principiae.be
Contact: Leann Dobranski, Asst. Director, Teaching & Learning Lab, 5-122, x3-3371, leann@mit.edu
Sponsor: Teaching and Learning Lab
Cosponsor: Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE)
Latest update: 09-Nov-2011
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