The Research Of Book Design Of The Chinese In Interpreting Drawings Time

What is the essence of book design? How to reply the arriving of the chart-reading time is a question that Chinese book design must envisage. And this is a problem that was questioned closely again and again by the contemporary book designer of China.Based on this question, the paper begins to define the chart-reading time, and probe into the impact of the masses' visual psychology on the book design. Ultimately, we point out that the evolvement of the cultural forms chooses the idea of the book design.Based on the analysis of the history evolvement of the cultural forms, the paper reviewed the history of the Chinese book design through the particular views such as the function of design, the role of designer and the design language. We expatiated on the course of the particular views as above from utility to expressionism, from transmitter to author of the information, from the localization to the internationalization. Comparing the three facets with each other, we probe into the actuality and character of the Chinese book design in the language situation of the chart-reading time, and bring forward the methods of the book design such as design of informationization, sense-based design, reduced design, and so on. Finally, use the analysis of current culture form as the base, to summarize the design of Chinese book which under the nowadays' language situation from the function, role and language of design and then get the information recreation of design function, designer as the role of culture scavenger and multiple project languages are the direction of the development of Chinese book design in the chart-reading time.The paper consists of four chapters. In Chapter one put a question and point out the methodology relating to research. From the definition of the chart-reading time giving a simple directions for cultural identity have an effect on book design in Chapter two. In Chapter three, From cultural forms, focus on book design functions, the part of the designers and historical evolution of design language. In Chapter four, point out the philosophy and method for the Chinese book design in the chart-reading time. Finally, the standpoint of the paper is summarized.