Times of the Signs

Communication and Information: A Visual Analysis of New Urban Spaces
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-3-7643-8367-1
Verlag: Springer

Medienkombination, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 240 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 1073 g

This highly visual investigation shows the complex nature and enormous impact of recent developments in our information society: a transformation produced by the irresistible combined expansion of digital technology and telecommunication networks. The urban space is a privileged laboratory for observing and experiencing the density of signs and their multiple frameworks: Signage, Giant Screens, Signboards, Flags, Poster Displays, Architecture and Advertisement, Surveillance Technologies, Tracking Devices, etc. Eric Sadin started this project during a residence in Kyoto, Japan, then enlarged the focus of the inquiry to further Asian, European, and American cities such as Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Bombay, Paris, London, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, New York. The result is a fascinating visual journey in 2000 colour illustrations with explanatory captions, structured into some 100 topics and analysed in brilliant theoretical texts providing the necessary background.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sadin, Pierre

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Design Produktdesign, Industriedesign
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Massenmedien & Massenkommunikation
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation
• Geisteswissenschaften Design Grafikdesign, Kommunikationsdesign

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Media_Buildings / Giant_Screens / Interactive_Terminals / Video_Surveillance / Tracking_Devices / GPS_Navigation_Systems / Interconnection_Systems / Mobile_Phones / Billboards / Informations_Facades / Neon_Signs / Signage / Global_Brands / Printed_Matter / Karaoke / Stairs_&_Information / Tokyo_From_The_Sky / Luxury_Brands_&_Architecture / Informational_Surfaces / Airports_&_Signs / Text_&_TV / Sport_Events_&_Information / E_Learning / Internet_Cafés / Urls_in the_city / Braille_Signs / Information_Men / Slogans / Flyers / T-Shirts / The_Sendai_Mediatheque / Bodies_As_Information / Public_Phones / Zen_Gardens / Sound_Information / Pachinkos / Print_Clubs / Sex_Stickers / Information_Stands / XXL_Readers / Screen_Arrangements / Mobile_Information / Electronic_Billboards…

Tokyo / Osaka / Kyoto / Sapporo / Seoul / Shanghai / Beijing / Hong Kong / Bangkok / Hanoi / Saigon / Bombay / Paris / London / Rio de Janeiro / Mexico City / Monterrey / Los Angeles / Montreal / New York…

+ A DVD included : the video "Times_of_the_signS"

Über Autor(innen)

Eric Sadin teaches at the Superior Art School of Toulon (France) and at the Ecole Cantonale d Art de Lausanne (Switzerland) in the fields Media and Interaction Design. Editor in chief of the magazineof the French magazin éc/artS. Guest Professor at the "Iamas" Multimedia Art School in Japan and Award winner in 2002 of the Villa Kujoyama (Kyoto, Japan).

Eric Sadin unterrichtet an der Ecole d Art Supérieure in Toulon (Frankreich) und an der Ecole Cantonale d Art in Lausanne (Schweiz) in den Fächern Media und Interaction Design. Er istChefredakteur des französischen Avantgarde-Magazins éc/artS. Gastprofessor an der"Iamas" Multimedia Art School in Japan undPreisträger(2002)der Villa Kujoyama (Kyoto, Japan).