Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; CHAPTER TWO The nature of caricature; CHAPTER THREE Caricatures by computer; CHAPTER FOUR Peacocks' tails and other natural caricatures; CHAPTER FIVE The power of extremes; CHAPTER SIX The psychology of caricatures; CHAPTER SEVEN Caricatures and face recognition; CHAPTER EIGHT The view from here; References; Author Index; Subject Index
Summary
Despite their exaggerated features, caricatures can remain instantly recognizable. The author assembles clues from a variety of sources to discover why, concluding that caricatures are effective for humans, animals and computer recognition systems
