Times of the signs. Communication and information: A visual analysis of new urban spaces.
Birkhäuser
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ZLB: 4-2007/2766+DVD
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Der Autor untersucht die drastischen Veränderungen unserer Informationsgesellschaft, die in den letzten Jahren explosionsartig vor sich gehen. Die Möglichkeiten, die digitale Technologie und die Telekommunikation anbieten, steigern sich zu immer aggressiveren Umgebungen. Die visuelle Darstellung "Times of the Signs" fängt die faszinierende Vielfalt der Phänomene wie Giant Screens, Architektur und Information, Überwachungstechnologien, Tracking Devices, etc. durch eine fotografische Feldforschung (mit über 2.000 farbigen Illustrationen) in jenen Metropolen ein, wo die Verdichtung der Zeichen am intensivsten ist: etwa Seoul, Shanghai, Hongkong, Bangkok, Bombay, Paris, London, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, New York. Die Komplexität dieser Entwicklung wird analysiert durch eine kategorisierende Beschreibung anhand von rund 100 Begriffen sowie in theoretischen Texten, welche den zeitgeschichtlichen Hintergrund erläutern.
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. The author 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. difu
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. The author 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. difu
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