NEW GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS FOR MANY MORE/ NYA BILDSYMBOLER FÖR MÅNGA FLER.

Author: Nordegren, Annica and Arvinius, Marie
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish/English
Year Published: 2008
No. of pages: 167
Illustrations: 113 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8”sq
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 9789185689194
Biblio/Bio: Index.
Code: 6615

Price: $55.00

Some international symbols - like the male and female figures on restrooms - are so ubiquitous it's easy to forget that they were actually new at one time, and that someone actually designed them. In fact, it's possible that no designers' products ever touch more people than these ingenious pictograms, which could be called the ultimate clip art. Even with the most extreme reduction to essentials, their drawings are capable of conveying sensuality, surprise and precise information, wrote the seminar Swiss typographer Hans-Rudolf Lutz - I have come to admire these unsung designers. This delightful book - a sure source of wonder and inspiration for professional designers - details a Swedish national competition aimed at creating standards for making public symbols more uniform and useful, in keeping with the concept of Design for All. Making important information clearly available to everyone is more than a matter of design - it's a matter of democracy and human rights. Competition entries are presented by category such as medical center, library, playground, travel center, evacuation meeting point and internet café. The winning entry, the nominated entries and the honorable mentions are presented in their entirety. All wonderful ideas coming soon to a wall near you. Register of Competition Participants included