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Icons & Symbols

Icons & Symbols. Icon = image based on a resemblance – graphic illustration of a man, woman, or dog, etc. -DIY, by E. Lupton-. Icons. Etymology: Latin, from Greek to resemble. Date: 1572

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Icons & Symbols

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  1. Icons & Symbols Icon = image based on a resemblance – graphic illustration of a man, woman, or dog, etc. -DIY, by E. Lupton-

  2. Icons • Etymology: Latin, from Greek to resemble. Date: 1572 • 1: usually pictorial representation :image5 a: sign (as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning • 5b: graphic symbol on a computer display screen, usually suggests type of object represented or purpose of an available function • http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ICON

  3. Icons?

  4. Symbols Symbol = image by association, depicting an abstract idea & has no physical form- recycling and biohazard -DIY, by E. Lupton-

  5. Symbols • Etymology: from Latin token, sign, symbol, from Greek, literally, token of identity verified by comparing its other half…to throw together, compare… Date: 15th century • 2: something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association, convention, or accidental resemblance; especially: a visible sign of something invisible <the lion is a symbol of courage>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/symbol+

  6. Symbols?

  7. Icons & Symbols 1. Examples online https://www.adbusters.org/cultureshop/books/designanarchy_se

  8. Ideogram • 1: picture or symbol used in a system of writing to represent a thing or an idea but not a particular word or phrase for it; especially: one that represents not the object pictured but some thing or idea that the object pictured is supposed to suggest. Date: 1838 • 2:logogram • http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ideogram

  9. Ideogram “Examples… include wayfinding signs, such as in airports and other environments where many people may not be familiar with the language of the place they are in, as well as Arabic numerals and formal languages (mathematical notation, logic, UML), which are used worldwide regardless of how they are pronounced in different languages. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideogram

  10. Symbols Examples online http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/symbol-signs “This system of 50 symbol signs was designed for use at the crossroads of modern life: in airports and other transportation hubs and at large international events. Produced through a collaboration between AIGA and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), they are an example of how public-minded designers can address a universal communication need.”

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