TY - BOOK AU - Noble, Ian, AU - Bestley, Russell TI - Visual research: an introduction to research methodologies in graphic design T2 - .- AVA academia.; Required reading range., SN - 9781350088085 U1 - 741.6072 NOB 23 PY - 2011/// CY - , Lausanne PB - :AVA Publishing KW - ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES -- Paper Ephemera KW - DESIGN -- Clip Art KW - DESIGN -- Graphic Arts -- Branding & Logo Design KW - Graphic arts N1 - Why and how? -- Design literacy -- Analysis and proposition -- Theory in practice -- Audience and message -- Process and materials -- Synthesis N2 - A guide to the practice of researching for graphic design projects. It explains the key terms and theories that underlie design research; examining the importance of audience, communication theory, semiotics and semantics ER -