Wednesday, May 6, 2015

calligram - a word or piece of text in which the design and layout of the letters creates a visual image related to the meaning of the words themselves.

Kitty
Elephant

Swan

Panther
 Ant






Pictograms are often used in writing and graphic systems in which the characters are to a considerable extent pictorial in appearance.
Jobs at airports
Theirs security,stewardess,flight attendants

olympic
swimming , boxing,running, cycling, weight lifting, tennis, skating


zodiac signs
Pisces,Aquarius,Scorpio,Taurus etc.


rebus



rebus is an allusional device that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. 


Head Over Heels. it has the word head over heels.


Split Personality. it has the word personality and its split down the middle.


Mind Over Matter. the word mind is over the word matter

this rebus is saying i heart you..basically i love you

 my dear child i received your letter....

Friday, April 17, 2015

Monday, April 13, 2015

Week 1 - Signs & Visual Communications, Part 1


 Alphabet: A basic set of symbols and a standard set of letters.








Street sign :Road or Traffic are signs erected at the side of or above roads to give show instructions or direct information to road users.









Constellation : astronomy, a constellation is a specific area of the celestial sphere ,coving the entire sky.






Electronic symbols :An electronic symbol is a pictogram used to represent various electrical and electronic devices.







Morse Code : is a method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment.  







American Sign Language : (ASL) is the predominant sign language of deaf communities in the United States 







Glyph : is an elemental symbol within an agreed set of symbols, intended to represent a readable character for the purposes of writing and thereby expressing thoughtsideas and concepts