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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Per Ledin , David MachinPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Edition: 2nd edition Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9781350069145ISBN 10: 1350069140 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 09 January 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface to Second Edition Introduction Chapter 1. What is Multimodal Analysis? Chapter 2. The Hidden Meanings of Pictures and Images Chapter 3. Modality: Experiencing the World through Images Chapter 4. The meaning of Colour in Visual Design Chapter 5. The Meaning of Typography Chapter 6. Textures and Materiality Chapter 7. Composition and Page Layout Chapter 8. Diagrams and Flowcharts Bibliography Image Index General IndexReviewsThis second edition of Introduction to Multimodal Analysis constitutes once again a persuasive invitation to scrutinize `the way things look' as powerful expressions and instruments of culture. Authors Machin and Ledin provide scholars from a variety of backgrounds with a thoroughly updated tool to systematically and critically interrogate the numerous choices and decisions that go into designing the visual and multimodal aspects of artefacts in society. * Luc Pauwels, Professor of Visual Research Methods, University of Antwerp, Belgium * With a fully updated table of contents, the second edition of Introduction of Multimodal Analysis offers a contemporary perspective on the multiple ways in which communication `works' in everyday life. Drawing from classic and cutting-edge scholarship on multimodality, the book is an accessible and rigorous guide to analyzing colour, typography, images, texture, composition, and diagrams. A must-have for students and researchers of culture, media, communication, and design. * Giorgia Aiello, Associate Professor of Media and Communication, University of Leeds, United Kingdom * Retaining its strength as a comprehensive and accessible toolkit for multimodal analysis, this new edition of Machin's highly successful book engages with the latest developments in the field, updates the examples, and adds an excellent introduction to the theoretical foundations and the critical importance of multimodal analysis. * Theo van Leeuwen, Professor of Language and Communication, The University of Southern Denmark, Denmark * This second edition of `Introduction to Multimodal Analysis' constitutes once again a persuasive invitation to scrutinize `the way things look' as powerful expressions and instruments of culture. Authors Machin and Ledin provide scholars from a variety of backgrounds with a thoroughly updated tool to systematically and critically interrogate the numerous choices and decisions that go in designing the visual and multimodal aspects of artefacts in society. * Luc Pauwels, Professor of Visual Research Methods, University of Antwerp, Belgium * This second edition of `Introduction to Multimodal Analysis' constitutes once again a persuasive invitation to scrutinize `the way things look' as powerful expressions and instruments of culture. Authors Machin and Ledin provide scholars from a variety of backgrounds with a thoroughly updated tool to systematically and critically interrogate the numerous choices and decisions that go in designing the visual and multimodal aspects of artefacts in society. * Luc Pauwels, Professor of Visual Research Methods, University of Antwerp, Belgium * With a fully updated table of contents, the second edition of Introduction of Multimodal Analysis offers a contemporary perspective on the multiple ways in which communication `works' in everyday life. Drawing from classic and cutting-edge scholarship on multimodality, the book is an accessible and rigorous guide to analyzing colour, typography, images, texture, composition, and diagrams. A must-have for students and researchers of culture, media, communication, and design. * Giorgia Aiello, Associate Professor of Media and Communication, University of Leeds, United Kingdom * [This] second edition evolves as a successful upgrade to the list of currently available introductory books on multimodal analysis that offer ‘toolkits’ with readymade distinctions to be applied to analytical objects ... A light, practical introduction that e together with a profound theoretical enlargement on the basis of other works comprises a first springboard to delve into the deeper context of multimodality. * Journal of Pragmatics * This second edition of Introduction to Multimodal Analysis constitutes once again a persuasive invitation to scrutinize ‘the way things look’ as powerful expressions and instruments of culture. Authors Machin and Ledin provide scholars from a variety of backgrounds with a thoroughly updated tool to systematically and critically interrogate the numerous choices and decisions that go into designing the visual and multimodal aspects of artefacts in society. * Luc Pauwels, Professor of Visual Research Methods, University of Antwerp, Belgium * With a fully updated table of contents, the second edition of Introduction of Multimodal Analysis offers a contemporary perspective on the multiple ways in which communication ‘works’ in everyday life. Drawing from classic and cutting-edge scholarship on multimodality, the book is an accessible and rigorous guide to analyzing colour, typography, images, texture, composition, and diagrams. A must-have for students and researchers of culture, media, communication, and design. * Giorgia Aiello, Associate Professor of Media and Communication, University of Leeds, United Kingdom * Retaining its strength as a comprehensive and accessible toolkit for multimodal analysis, this new edition of Machin’s highly successful book engages with the latest developments in the field, updates the examples, and adds an excellent introduction to the theoretical foundations and the critical importance of multimodal analysis. * Theo van Leeuwen, Professor of Language and Communication, The University of Southern Denmark, Denmark * Undoubtedly, the authors have improved the approachability of the book for the audience and have expanded the contemporary examples and the tools that can be used to comprehend the mechanism of multimodality ... Overall, it provides an interconnected, clear, and very well-structured elaboration. * LINGUIST List * Author InformationPer Ledin is Professor in Swedish at Södertörn University, Sweden. David Machin is Professor in the Department of Media and Communication Studies, Örebro University, Sweden. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |