AN ATLAS OF DRUG ADDICTIONS

A N A T L A S O F D R U G A D D I C T I O N S

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H U M A N B R A I N P R O J E C T

Master - Semester II

Muriz Djurdjevic

Groupe de suivi : Gaël Faure – Denis Roueche

Print Photography : Axel Crettenand

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This project investigates the atlas as a specific editorial typology and explores the possibilities of indexing and presenting raw data from scientific research in an accessible and objective way. It also evoques the juxtaposition of content and grid systems through the use of broadsheet - a typical newspaper format - to enable the different background layers to be visible and comparable. The human brain section is illustrated as a map on which the indexed information is highlighted for each section and page.

Joost Grootens in the Atlas as a tool :

"In this age of a super-abundance of information, on the Internet, for example, there is a need of formats that can clearly present enormous quantities of information and subsequently make it manageable for indexing systems. The atlas is a good example of such a format. This format makes certain demands on authors and graphic designers. In the first place, the information must to be confirmed for validity and reliability, and be presented in a neutral manner, without applying stylistic methods that interfere with the information.

In this type of book, it is the indexing system that is of such great importance. Indexing systems make it possible to reveal the information. In contrast to the linear form of an argument or a narrative, this is an active form that allows the reader to use the information to make his own narrative. In doing this, as a book type, the atlas is an instrumental form: the atlas as a tool.

In this final area, the index, I see a task awaiting artists and designers of all disciplines. I believe that they are the people who will develop intuitive, visually attractive and uniquely personal forms for indexes in the near future. A ‘personal’ index is not only important for the design of an atlas, but can provide any publication with extra meaning and weight, as long as it is based on proper research and knowledge of the information it contains.The atlas can serve as an inspiring tool for the arrangement and ordering of information—essential for a world that is increasingly being inundated with information."

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