{"product_id":"reading-images-the-grammar-of-visual-design-paperback","title":"Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGunther Kress\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTheo Van Leeuwen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis third edition of the landmark textbook \u003ci\u003eReading Images\u003c\/i\u003e builds on its reputation as the first systematic and comprehensive account of the grammar of visual design. Drawing on an enormous range of examples from children's drawings to textbook illustrations, photo-journalism to fine art, as well as three-dimensional forms such as sculpture and toys, the authors examine the ways in which images communicate meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures of this fully updated third edition include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew material on diagrams and data visualization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea new approach to the theory of 'modality'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea discussion of how images and their uses have changed\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003esince the first edition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexamples from a wide range of digital media including websites, social media, I-phone interfaces and computer games\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eideas on the future of visual communication.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading Images presents a detailed outline of the 'grammar' of visual design and provides the reader with an invaluable 'tool-kit' for reading images in their contemporary multimodal settings. A must for students and scholars of communication, linguistics, design studies, media studies and the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGunther Kress\u003c\/strong\u003e was Professor of English and Head of the School of Culture, Language and Communication at the UCL Institute of Education, UK. His many ground-breaking publications include \u003ci\u003eLanguage as Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e (with Bob Hodge); \u003ci\u003eSocial Semiotics\u003c\/i\u003e (with Bob Hodge); \u003ci\u003eEarly Spelling\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLearning to Write\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMultimodality: A Social Semiotic Approach to Contemporary Communication\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMultimodality, Learning and Communication\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jeff Bezemer).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheo van Leeuwen is currently Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Southern Denmark and Honorary Professor at the University of New South Wales, Australia. His many influential publications include \u003ci\u003eMultimodal Discourse\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Modes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Media of Contemporary Communication\u003c\/i\u003e (with Gunther Kress); \u003ci\u003eSpeech, Music, Sound\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Social Semiotics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDiscourse and Practice: New Tools for Critical Discourse Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52696468259123,"sku":"9780415672573","price":100.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/b2VTRHAwS2FCSnBMUTdRbkRKem9jQT09.webp?v=1763110627","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/reading-images-the-grammar-of-visual-design-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}