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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
From simple shapes and colors to gods, mythical beasts, sacred rituals, and global branding, over 2,000 signs and symbols are explained through text, illustrations, and photography. Grouped thematically and comprehensively cross-referenced. Includes the physical world, animals, plants, humans, colors, shapes, patterns, numbers, picture writing, alphabets, international signs, professional signs, brands and logos, heraldic emblems, national flags,...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
From noted graphic designer and logo expert George Bokhua, Principles of Logo Design presents essential techniques and examples for developing and refining logos and other visual marks, including the use of grids and other geometric shapes to achieve classic proportions.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"On the first Tuesday in October, Rosa Hartung is returning to her job as minister for social affairs following a year's leave of absence--granted after the dramatic disappearance of her twelve-year-old daughter. Linus Bekker, a mentally ill young man, confessed to her killing, but is unable to remember where he buried the various parts of her dismembered corpse, leaving Rosa with no choice but to try to move on without closure. The same day Rosa...
Author
Publisher
Prestel Verlag
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"This is the first book to explain the genesis and cultural significance of emoji, the world's cutest and most popular form of shorthand. If you have a Twitter account or regularly send text messages, it's highly likely that you've used or received emoji. These characters include symbols and pictograms that represent a host of everyday objects and activities plus, crucially, a selection of faces that denote a range of emotions from happy to sad, angry,...
10) 1000 symbols
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Explores the historical and cultural meanings of one thousand symbols commonly found in art and myth, grouped in the categories of heaven and Earth, characters and people, living creatures, mythical beasts, objects and artifacts, abstracts, and flowers, plants, and trees.
13) I read signs
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
Introduces signs and symbols frequently seen along the street.
14) Angels & demons
Author
Series
Robert Langdon novels volume 1
Language
English
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Description
An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization -- the Illuminati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful...
Publisher
Taschen
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"'The Book of Symbols' combines original and incisive essays about particular symbols with representative images from all parts of the world and all eras of history. The texts and beautiful full-color images come together in a unique way to convey hidden dimensions of meaning. Each of the essays examines a given symbol's psychic background, and how it evokes psychic processes and dynamics. Etymological roots, the play of opposites, paradox and shadow,...
Author
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
"Want to learn how to make and break top secret messages like a real spy? IF so, this is the book for you! Inside are more than 80 pages of tips, tricks, and practice exercises for writing and deciphering cryptic communications. You'll learn how to make your own invisible ink, hide your messages, create unbreakable ciphers, and craft your own decoder gadgets. You can use this manual to learn how to exchange top secret notes with friends"--Page [4]...
17) Tiger Spirit
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Korea is a divided nation. The psychic scar shared by families divided during the Korean War in the 1950s is symbolized by the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing communist North from capitalist South. Along this infamous border, filmmaker Min Sook Lee begins a revelatory, emotion-charged journey into Korea's broken heart, exploring the rhetoric and realism of reunification through the extraordinary stories of ordinary people. Lee joins one man's quest...
Author
Series
Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 54
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[1974]
Language
English
Description
A sheep farmer receives a mysterious telephone call shortly after he buys a series of pictures painted on parchment. "Decipher the message in the parchment and right a great wrong," the voice says. Puzzled, the owner asks Nancy to help. With Junie, his daughter, Nancy tracks down a kidnapper and a group of extortionists. Is there a connection between the message in the parchment and a boy artist on another farm? And who is responsible for the atmosphere...
20) I read symbols
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
Introduces signs and symbols frequently seen along the highway.
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