Very soon, the Indian Rupee too will get a distinct identity -- an identification symbol -- like the world's major currencies (Dollar, Pound Sterling, Yen and the Euro) have. The Indian government had ...

The Internet definitely does not <3 Paul Ingrisano right now. The Brooklyn street artist and craft entrepreneur has enraged aspiring designers and math nuts alike with a seemingly overbearing ...

From the stop sign to the laugh-cry emoji, symbols play a critical and ubiquitous role in everyday life. A forthcoming exhibition at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, “Give Me a Sign: The ...

Melody MacReady is a writer and transwoman (she/her), passionate about all things pop culture-related. From movies to shows to games to comic books, there is not much that she does not enjoy or ...

A new universal symbol for reuse aims to encourage the switch from single-use to reusable packaging and the development of a more integrated reuse systems worldwide. The introduction of this symbol on ...

We see them in airports, hospitals and government buildings, in waiting rooms and bathrooms, on exits and entrances: schematic silhouettes of men, women and children. The graphic icons are ...

Help is on the way for anyone who has ever gotten lost at a hospital or other health-care setting. That help is in the form of health-care signage symbols being developed by design students at the ...

In this article, I describe the role of standards from the perspective of promoting human behavior change. In particular, I explain the role of the design and symbol standards. A specific example is ...