Pictoplasma - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3931126587 ISBN 13: 9783931126582

Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag, 2001

Synopsis

„Dot, dot, comma, dash – smiley face in a flash“ (German proverb)

Pictoplasma, a collection by the eponymous Berlin-based project around Peter Thaler and the first ever documentation of modern character design, presents a comprehensive overview of this truly global graphic language and illustrates the remarkable status figures (the picto element) with lively traits and faces (plasma) have achieved in our society, culminating in a visual feast.

As likeable, global identifiers they act as indispensable mediators in the era of multimedia, serving purposes as diverse as branding, logo design, game design (Pokemon, SuperMario), web design, icons or mascots.

Selected from more than 6,000 excellent entries Pictoplasma offers both independent artists and corporations an international platform. Countless styles and techniques divide the figurative images into freehand drawings, vector, pixel, encyclopedia and 3-D styles, gaining in complexity during each respective chapter.

From cartoon to collage, from grafitti to PopArt – Pictoplasma lends the world of characters a new face.

About this title

About the Author:

Born 1969, German-American Peter Thaler “s career included various exciting projects in the creative field before becoming obsessed with contemporary characters, e.g. he directed Madonna“s video "American Pie" and Garbage“s "The World is not Enough".

Review:

Created as an international platform and playground, Pictoplasma showcases high-quality work by a wide array of independent artists and corporations. -- pluto.beseen.com

This exhaustive collection impressively surveys one of the most global languages in graphics. -- creativebase.com Winter 2001

About this edition

• Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 3931126587
• ISBN 13: 9783931126582
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216
• Editor: Thaler Peter, Klanten Robert