Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
HIGHLY RESOLVED
integration of car and bicycle icons begins to suggest some relationship
between them; the addition of the cautionary yellow striping evolves the message further.
Thomas Csano
Canada
SOME IMAGES ARE
complex, visual signs with several layers of meaning; these are called super-
signs. The elegant W and M lockup, while still clearly letters, has also formed an iconic repres-
entation of wires. In turn, this representation takes on the quality of a symbol when qualified by
the client's descriptive title.
Raidy Printing Group
Lebanon
THIS SUPERSIGN
uses a letter-form as a base, altered only by the addition of two small dots to
create added meaning.
LSD
Spain
Icon
A visual sign that shares a structural similarity with the object it signifies is called an icon.
Usually, icons are devoid of detail and are literal representations of their signified object. In these
examples, note which elements have been selected and which have been edited out.
