Signed by Gyorgy Kepes on the front flyleaf. In this anthology, a biophysicist, a biologist, psychologist, educators, anthropologists, and artists examine the use and impact of signs, images, and symbols in the visual arts, architecture, films, industry, and advertising. Kepes (1906-2001) was a Hungarian-born painter and photographer who taught design at the New Bauhaus in Chicago and founded the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A volume in the Vision + Value Series. Quarto: [vi], 281, [1] p. with 150 illustrations. Original black cloth binding, with gilt titles. A few very faint spots along the edges. The dust jacket is moderately edgeworn, with a crease to the front flap; otherwise very good.