TY - BOOK ID - 83873237 TI - From hieroglyphics to Isotype : a visual autobiography. AU - Neurath, Otto AU - Eve, Matthew AU - Burke, Christopher PY - 2010 SN - 9780907259442 PB - London Hyphen DB - UniCat KW - grafische vormgeving KW - grafisch design KW - grafisch ontwerp KW - Neurath Otto KW - Isotype KW - Oostenrijk KW - twintigste eeuw KW - grafiek KW - illustraties KW - Wiener Methode KW - Vienna Method KW - designgeschiedenis KW - 766.03 KW - 766.071 NEURATH KW - Graphic arts KW - pictographs KW - graphic arts KW - Neurath, Otto KW - visuele communicatie UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:83873237 AB - Otto Neurath wrote *From hieroglyphics to Isotype* during the last two years of his life: this is the first publication of the full text, carefully edited from the original manuscripts. Calling it a 'visual autobiography', Neurath documents the importance to him of visual material, from his earliest years to his professional activity with the picture language of Isotype. He draws clear connections between the stimulus he received as a boy - from illustrated books, toys, and exhibitions - to the considered work in visual education that occupied him for the last twenty years of his life. This engaging and informal account gives a rich picture of Central-European culture around the turn of the twentieth century. The edition includes the numerous illustrations intended by Neurath to accompany his text, and is completed by an extensive appendix showing examples from the rich variety of graphic material that he collected. ER -