Books by Gunther (Institute of Education Kress

A comprehensive account of the grammar of visual design. Draws on examples from children's drawings to textbook illustrations, photo-journalism to fine art, as well as three-dimensional forms such as sculpture to examine how images convey meaning.

Multimodality is a sub-field of communication studies which looks beyond language to the multiple modes of communicating or making meaning - from images to sound and music. This book offers a comprehensive theoretical framework for the study of this topic providing sample analyses and suggestions for further reading.