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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgment |
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Chapter 1 Articulation and Translation of Meaning |
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Chapter 2 Communication through Many Senses |
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Modes of Gathering Information and Communication through the Senses |
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What Can Be Done with the Senses to Defend (And Attack)? |
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35 | (4) |
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The Sense of Numbers: Communication Using Numerals |
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39 | (3) |
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Expanding the Senses through the Use of Technology |
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42 | (2) |
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44 | (4) |
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Spatial Perception and Cognition |
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48 | (7) |
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55 | (6) |
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Chapter 3 Essential Art Concepts |
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Introduction: Visual Literacy |
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61 | (3) |
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Art Definitions: What is an Artwork and What is Not an Artwork? |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (3) |
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68 | (2) |
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Project: Drawing an Apple |
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70 | (4) |
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Design, Craft, and Folk Art |
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74 | (3) |
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Elements of Design in Art |
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77 | (10) |
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Principles of Design in Art |
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87 | (7) |
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94 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Creativity, Intuition, Insight, and Imagination |
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96 | (35) |
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The Meaning of the Creative Process |
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97 | (2) |
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Approaches from Other Points of View |
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99 | (2) |
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Some Earlier Studies on Creativity |
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101 | (3) |
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Convergent vs. Divergent Thinking and Production |
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104 | (1) |
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Critical Thinking and Creative Thinking |
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104 | (1) |
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Creativity vs. Intelligence |
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105 | (3) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (3) |
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114 | (4) |
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Initiatives Taken to Advance Digital Creativity |
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118 | (1) |
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Technological Offerings Serving a Creative Process |
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118 | (2) |
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The Role of Imagination in Learning and Teaching |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (9) |
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Section 2 Visual Cognition |
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Chapter 5 Cognitive Processes Involved in Visual Thought |
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131 | (1) |
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Basic Information About Human Cognition and Cognitive Science |
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132 | (3) |
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Cognition and Some of the Structures of the Brain |
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135 | (1) |
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Methods and Tools for Studying Neural Structures and Functions |
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135 | (2) |
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Some Ideas about Cognitive Thinking and Memory |
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137 | (12) |
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Some Philosophical Approaches to Perceptual Thinking |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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Earlier Investigation About Cognitive Development |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (5) |
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160 | (1) |
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Intelligence and Visual Literacy |
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161 | (6) |
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167 | (7) |
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Chapter 6 Semiotic Content of Visuals and Communication |
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174 | (19) |
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174 | (3) |
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Sign Systems, Codes, and Semiotics |
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177 | (10) |
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The Semiotic Content of Product Design |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (2) |
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190 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Pretenders and Misleaders in Product Design |
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193 | (15) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (2) |
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Product Semantics in Product Design and Marketing |
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196 | (1) |
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Pretenders, Misleaders, Informers, Double-Duty Gadgets, and Multifunctional Tools |
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Pretenders vs. Camouflage |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 Metaphorical Communication about Nature |
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208 | (18) |
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208 | (1) |
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Translation of Meaning with Visual and Verbal Metaphors |
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209 | (3) |
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Metaphors Using Iconic and Symbolic Images |
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212 | (1) |
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Inspiration Coming from the Rules and Phenomena |
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213 | (2) |
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The Use of Metaphors in Data, Information, and Knowledge Visualization |
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215 | (4) |
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Nature Derived Metaphors Serving as the Enrichment of Interdisciplinary Models and Architecture |
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219 | (1) |
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Metaphorical Way of Learning and Teaching Using Art and Graphic Metaphors for Knowledge Visualization |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (5) |
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Section 3 Tools for Translating Data into Meaningful Visuals |
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Chapter 9 Visual Approach to Translating Data |
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226 | (21) |
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226 | (2) |
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228 | (2) |
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Evolution of Imaging with the Use of Computing |
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230 | (4) |
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Basic Ways of Graphical Display of the Data |
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234 | (8) |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Digital and Traditional Illustration |
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247 | (30) |
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247 | (1) |
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Background Information: Techniques |
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248 | (6) |
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254 | (16) |
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Product Design: Making a Drawing for a Deck of Playing Cards |
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270 | (4) |
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Audiences for Book Illustrations |
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274 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 Making the Unseen Visible: The Art of Visualization |
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277 | (55) |
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Introduction: From Data to Pictures and Then to Insight |
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277 | (6) |
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283 | (18) |
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Tools and Techniques Used in Visualization |
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301 | (10) |
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311 | (1) |
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The Meaning and the Role of Visualization in Various Kinds of Presentations |
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312 | (13) |
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Cultural Heritage Knowledge Visualization |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (6) |
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Chapter 12 The Intelligent Agents: Interactive and Virtual Environments |
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332 | (25) |
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332 | (1) |
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Augmented and Virtual Reality |
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333 | (7) |
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Information Systems and the Design Science |
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340 | (1) |
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Social Networking and Collaborative Virtual Environments |
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341 | (2) |
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Examples of Interactive Visualization Techniques |
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343 | (3) |
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346 | (4) |
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350 | (1) |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (1) |
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| Conclusion |
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357 | (1) |
| Further Reading |
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358 | (1) |
| Compilation of References |
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359 | (28) |
| About the Author |
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387 | (1) |
| Index |
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