'Pulando Carniça' (Leapfrog), by Cândido Portinari
See large size image at Portinari's website ( http://www.portinari.org.br ).
Leapfrog (Candido Portinari, 1959)
(c) João Candido Portinari
The front cover ofThe Semiotic Engineering of Human-Computer Interaction (SEHCI) depicts an oil canvas by the great Brazilian painter Cândido Portinari called Pulando Carniça (Leapfrog), with a few studies for the painting on the top and side. Image use rights have been generously granted - as a gift to a friend - by João Cândido Portinari, son of the artist, an MIT alumnus, and copyright holder of all digital images of Portinari's work.
João only asked us to reproduce on this book's cover, beautifully designed by Yasuyo Iguchi's team at The MIT Press, a short quote from Portinari on art:
One of the key elements in the semiotic engineering of this book's cover is that Portinari's Leapfrog signifies Brazilian culture and, in this very specific context, it also signifies the playfulness, the adventure, the excitement and the unwariness of my daring to write a book like this. SEHCI is like this moment captured by Portinari's art. If viewed from the perspective of the kid that leaps, it is a bold jump ahead. But if viewed from the perspective of the kid that bends over, it is only a momentary challenge, giving a back for other players to go on playing. My design intent for this visual communication is to share the joy of having written this book, and to invite readers to jump over whatever I said in it.
Thanks, João.
Clarisse
