Jacques Bertin - Plane Quotes

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The plane is the mainstay of all graphic representation. It is so familiar that its properties seem self-evident, but the most familiar things are often the most poorly understood. The plane is homogeneous and has two dimensions. The visual consequences of these properties must be fully explored.

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When the correspondences on the plane can be established among all the divisions of the same component, the construction is a network.

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A graphic is a diagram when correspondences on the plane can be established among all elements of another component.

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