ISOTYPE
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ISOTYPE is a pictorial language and visual communication system developed in the 1920s–30s to present complex social and economic data through standardized icons and charts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isotype | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
data visualization system
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information design method ⓘ pictorial language ⓘ visual communication system ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf |
ISOTYPE visual communication system
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surface form:
International System of Typographic Picture Education
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| appliedIn |
educational publications
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exhibitions ⓘ museums ⓘ social reform campaigns ⓘ |
| basedOn |
logical empiricism
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social statistics ⓘ |
| dataDomain |
demographic data
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economic statistics ⓘ social statistics ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Gerd Arntz
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Marie Neurath ⓘ Otto Neurath ⓘ |
| developedInCity | Vienna ⓘ |
| developedInCountry | Austria ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
| field |
data visualization
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education ⓘ graphic design ⓘ information design ⓘ visual communication ⓘ |
| fullName |
ISOTYPE visual communication system
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surface form:
International System of Typographic Picture Education
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| hasComponent |
ISOTYPE charts
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ISOTYPE pictograms ⓘ ISOTYPE transformer (editorial role) ⓘ |
| hasKeyContributor |
Gerd Arntz
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Marie Neurath ⓘ Otto Neurath ⓘ |
| hasPrinciple |
consistency of icon style
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international comprehensibility ⓘ reduction of detail for clarity ⓘ separation of content and form ⓘ use of repeated symbols instead of scaled symbols ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary data visualization
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icon-based signage systems ⓘ modern infographics ⓘ public information graphics ⓘ wayfinding pictograms ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Vienna Circle intellectual environment ⓘ |
| languageType | non-verbal visual language ⓘ |
| notableInstitution |
Museum of Society and Economy, Vienna
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surface form:
Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsmuseum in Wien
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| originatedAs | Vienna Method of Pictorial Statistics ⓘ |
| purpose |
to make statistics understandable to the general public
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to present complex economic data ⓘ to present complex social data ⓘ |
| renamedFrom | Vienna Method of Pictorial Statistics ⓘ |
| uses |
charts
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diagrams ⓘ limited color palettes ⓘ repeated icons to represent quantities ⓘ simple geometric forms ⓘ standardized pictograms ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Isotype