A visual encyclopedia is an illustrated reference that conveys information through photos, artwork, and diagrams, emphasising data visualisation over text. They are popular in the book form, and for family use and as educational tools for learning, research, and children’s homework support.
Digital and New Media systems potentially enable a new visual encyclopedia based on perspective theory that analyses images and develops shape grammar libraries.
Major discipline hubs:
Fine Art, Illustration and Visual Design ·
Architecture and the Built Environment ·
Photography ·
Cinema, Television and Visual Effects ·
Computer Graphics, Games and Extended Reality ·
Cartography, GIS and Spatial Mapping ·
Science, Engineering and Technical Imaging ·
Medical Imaging ·
Perspective in Professional Practice