From Aleph to Emoji. Semi-Serious Critique of Icons’ Affordance in the Digital Ecosystem Design

Autor: Letizia Bollini
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: img journal, Iss 7, Pp 36-55 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2724-2463
DOI: 10.6092/issn.2724-2463/15130
Popis: The paper proposes a critical reflection on the use of icons –silent images– capable of communicating functionality, interactions and emotions, within digital communication ecosystems with particular reference to the mimesis/realism dichotomy and the concept of affordance as criteria for designing and decoding the visual message.
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