Jacques Bertin Quotes

• In the visual arts, for example, the semiological approach to graphics provides a rigorous analysis of the visual means used by the artist. It defines the basic properties and laws governing the arts and suggests objective criteria for art criticism.

  Jacques Bertin

  Art, Mean, Law

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• [Graphics] is a strict and simple system of signs, which anyone can learn to use and which leads to better understanding.

  Jacques Bertin

  Simple, Design, Understanding

  Jacques Bertin (1981). “Graphics and Graphic Information Processing”, p.1, Walter de Gruyter

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• A graphic is never an end in itself; it is a moment in the process of decision making.

  Jacques Bertin

  Decision, Moments, Ends

  Jacques Bertin (1981). “Graphics and Graphic Information Processing”, p.16, Walter de Gruyter

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