Signs symbols and icons

Table of contents

Part 1 THE HISTORY OF NON-VERBAL SCRIPTS

• Preface
• A history of symbols and iconography
  Early uses of icons, Iconography and memory aids, Maps and
  property marks
• Iconography and writing
  From icons to phonetic scripts, Abbreviations in handwritten
  texts, Numerals and music
• Iconography in calligraphy, religion and art
  Secret communications, Calligraphy, Religious symbolism, Symbols
  in secular art

Part 2 ICONOGRAPHY IN THE COMPUTER AGE

• Extending the subject of iconographies
  Preconceptions to be dispelled, Learning from history, Designing
  icons
• Symbols and special needs
  Computers and special
  needs, Symbol systems and special needs, Working with words and
  symbols
• Symbol systems for visually impaired
  Moon and
  other codes, Unified Braille Code, Guidelines and objectives,
  Balancing issues
• A new iconography for deaf signers
  The use of sign
  graphics in bilingual education, for deaf children, Sign graphics
  &endash; sociolinguistic issues
• Music Notation
  Computers and music notation, The
  many ways that music has been created, from manuscript to computer
  graphics, Music and typography
• Movement notation
  Dance notation, Movement
  notation for clinicians
• The way forward
  Designing icons for the screen,
  Design considerations for a visual language, The Atlantis InterArc
  research programme, A prototype for an interactive iconic hotel
  booking system, An educational multimedia network in Chile,
  Conclusions &endash; implications for designers today
  

Postscript, References and Index