A semiotic perspective on aesthetic preferences, visual literacy, and information design

Information Design Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 176-187

  Kazmierczak, Elzbieta T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetic education; Aesthetic preferences; Spatial organization; Visual literacy; Visual semiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746195021     PISSN: 01425471     EISSN: 1569979X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/idj.10.2.15kaz     Document Type: Article

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