The Art and Science of Depiction -- Frédo Durand

Representation Systems
Cartography

Wednesday, April 18. 2001

Overview

Cartography as a paradigm of image making. Projection, use of symbols, use of colors. Introduction of representation systems and their separation into 3 main issues: the drawing system (including projection and perspective), the denotation system (ruling the dimensionality of primitive used) and the tone & color system.

Slides of the lecture

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Assignments for Monday April 23

Reading Chapters 7 of Solso's Cognition and the Visual Arts Write a little summary or comment (1/2 page). Essay Picture comment or exploratory subject Peer review & final essay Project subject

Further Reading

Art and Representation, New Principles in the Analysis of Pictures, John Willats, Princeton Univ Pr; ISBN:0691087377, 1997 Cartography: Thematic Map Design, Borden D. Dent, WCB/McGraw-Hill; ISBN: 069722970X, 4th edition, 1996.

Related links

Rouen Revisited (Golan Levin & Paul Debevec ) London underground history The History of Cartography Map History / History of Cartography: The Gateway to the Subject Mathematics of Cartography by Cynthia Lanius Mercator's World - The Magazine of Maps, Exploration and Discovery Mapping Boston The Harvard Map Collection The David Rumsey Collection Cartographic Images