Expanding the Sémiologie Graphique for contemporary cartography, some ideas from visual semiotics, art history and design

Laurent Jégou (1, 2)

1 LISST - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Solidarités, Sociétés, Territoires
2 UT2J - Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès

In his paper we describe some ideas based on Bertin's Sémiologie Graphique with a focus on extending it for aesthetic quality issues in cartography. We consider research in semiotics, aesthetics and graphic design, with some fruitful results about the use of color or composition. We present several tools, oriented towards a pedagogical use and accessibility, helping to examine the color composition of an expressing image or to create meaningful gradients. While Bertin's concepts still remain relevant and efficient, specific ideas can be developed further, to adapt to current media and to gain from scientific advances from related disciplines.

Mots clés: colors; composition; Sémiologie graphique; Bertin; aesthetics

Domaines: Géographie; Art et histoire de l'art

Laurent Jégou. Expanding the Sémiologie Graphique for contemporary cartography, some ideas from visual semiotics, art history and design. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 2018, 46 (2), pp.182-188. ⟨hal-01873549⟩