{"id":587,"date":"2024-09-11T00:59:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T00:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/?p=587"},"modified":"2024-09-11T00:59:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T00:59:24","slug":"google-maps-icon-vs-egyptian-hieroglyphics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/in-the-beginning\/early-writing-pictographs\/google-maps-icon-vs-egyptian-hieroglyphics\/","title":{"rendered":"Google maps icon vs Egyptian hieroglyphics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I compared the icons in Google Maps to Egyptian hieroglyphics. For Google Maps, some of the icons are obvious while others are more confusing. The microphone icon seems straightforward, since I associate a microphone symbol with verbal speech. This icon is a button that lets the user search with their voice. This concept is easy for me to recognize, however that\u2019s only because I know what a microphone is. Microphones also come in different shapes and sizes, so it may not be as clear that the icon is a microphone unless the user is aware of what a typical microphone icon looks like. The microphone icon is a metaphor since the user doesn\u2019t actually have a microphone that looks like it on their phone. The icon is just communicating the idea of a microphone.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"866\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-589\" style=\"width:440px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-7.png 866w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-7-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-7-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-7-820x615.png 820w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-7-750x563.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-591\" style=\"width:319px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-9.png 500w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-9-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-9-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-9-110x110.png 110w, https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/image-9-468x468.png 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Egyptian hieroglyphic that I chose is ouroboros. This represents a cycle of life and rebirth. It looks like a serpent eating its tail and forming a circle, creating the eternal cycle of life and rebirth. Ouroboros was not obvious to me, because I am not used to seeing this symbol. To understand the symbol, background information about Egyptian mythology must be known. The serpent eating its tail is a metaphor for the eternal cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Background information must be known in order to understand both the microphone icon and the Ouroboros hieroglyphic. I understood the concepts needed to understand the microphone, however I lacked them for the Ouroboros hieroglyphic. Icons only seem obvious and intuitive if a person has the background concepts to understand them. Both symbols use simplistic imagery to depict more complex concepts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I compared the icons in Google Maps to Egyptian hieroglyphics. 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