{"id":704,"date":"2024-09-24T03:39:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T03:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/?p=704"},"modified":"2024-09-24T03:39:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T03:39:30","slug":"evolution-of-the-icon-and-its-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2024\/in-the-beginning\/early-writing-pictographs\/evolution-of-the-icon-and-its-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolution of the icon and its history"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When\u00a0comparing\u00a0modern\u00a0mobile\u00a0app\u00a0iconography\u00a0to\u00a0ancient\u00a0writing\u00a0systems\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0Egyptian\u00a0hieroglyphics\u00a0or\u00a0Mayan\u00a0pictographs,\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0evident\u00a0that\u00a0both\u00a0types\u00a0use\u00a0images\u00a0to\u00a0transmit\u00a0concepts\u00a0swiftly. 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Similarly, modern icons have evolved as universally known symbols for digital actions: the &#8220;trash bin&#8221; icon represents deletion, using the physical metaphor of throwing something away. To interact effectively, modern app users must understand the context behind icons, just as they would learn the meanings of ancient scripts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When\u00a0comparing\u00a0modern\u00a0mobile\u00a0app\u00a0iconography\u00a0to\u00a0ancient\u00a0writing\u00a0systems\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0Egyptian\u00a0hieroglyphics\u00a0or\u00a0Mayan\u00a0pictographs,\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0evident\u00a0that\u00a0both\u00a0types\u00a0use\u00a0images\u00a0to\u00a0transmit\u00a0concepts\u00a0swiftly. 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