Pictograms (also: pictographs), with their ancestral roots in hieroglyphics, can be beautiful in their utilitarian simplicity. For example, here is a sample set used by the National Park Service (click image below for larger view). Simple, purposeful, efficient, and clear. Resource: These pictograms, along with other cartographic symbols and patterns used on National Park Service… Read more »
Posts Tagged: symbology
Logo’ the Irish
As a follow-up to my most recent post on the symbolism of shamrocks, I’ve assembled a collection of logos that incorporate the shamrock* in some way (with the Boston Celtics first, of course). While this list is just a small sampling of the countless logos with shamrocks, the designs shown here represent a diverse set… Read more »
On shamrocks as symbols
As I write this, there are 13 days, 9 hours, and 8 minutes until St. Patrick’s Day. As you can discern, I’m looking forward to celebrating St. Patrick’s Day —and all its shamrocky goodness— with my wife Lisa, as we always do. Much has already been written about the shamrock as a symbol, as it… Read more »
