Two graphic designers comb through thousands of years of iconography in a new handbook for understanding visual language. In 1914, the cat represented police oppression of women’s suffrage. Today, it ...
Symbols are everywhere — from ancient religious icons to modern corporate logos. They serve as powerful tools that transcend language barriers, conveying complex ideas and emotions instantly.
Matthew Wilson’s new book, The Hidden Language of Symbols, chronicles the buried visual cues of power, faith, uncertainty, and hope. Bertel Thorvaldsen, "Ganymede with Jupiter's Eagle" (1817), marble, ...
iOS 17 includes some big improvements to Visual Look Up, Apple’s feature that identifies things in pictures you take and shows you more information about them. As part of iOS 17, this feature has been ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Michael Basinski, the poet, zips around in his office chair on wheels, punctuating his lines with each slide of the chair forward, sideways, down and back again, the way a dancer ...
A logo -- a small symbol or design used in business marketing -- is usually one of the first visual symbols a company develops in the early stages of planning. It often follows the naming the business ...
In Pakistan, where roughly 40 percent of the 240 million people are illiterate, electoral symbols play a crucial role in ensuring voters have a voice in the democratic process. 1 A motorcyclist rides ...