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Pictograms
Posted by hb28 in
28 Nov 2006 — 4:28pm
28 Nov 2006 — 4:28pm
In the history of pictograms...what is the one thing that stands out in everyones minds? Is it connected to isotype, transport, olympics...
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28 Nov 2006 — 4:36pm
That they don't really work for anything important?
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28 Nov 2006 — 7:18pm
You'd think they'd be vitally important for signage in countries where multiple languages are spoken, but despite existing ISO standards, they really aren't.
Shame, actually....
29 Nov 2006 — 5:39am
Well, of course if you write TAXI is better. What is "similar" ("iconic") should be used as such and actualised, for example I like the work of Jonathan Corum :
http://www.13pt.com/projects/
29 Nov 2006 — 8:18am
I see your point, but can you really imagine an airport or olympic games without them?
29 Nov 2006 — 9:54am
Hayley, no —— but be more clear, I am sure other people might contribute nicely to this thread if you focus your question even on an hypothetical apparatus/purpose.
Erik Spiekrmann wrote an article in 2003, but it is only in German and I can just grasp a few words, he also quoted McLuhan's "The Medium Is The Message".