{"id":298,"date":"2024-01-11T00:03:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T00:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2024-01-11T00:03:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T00:03:41","slug":"early-writing-iconography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/early-writing-iconography\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Writing &#038; Iconography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Assignment<\/strong>: Choose a mobile application with a lot of icons. Compare and contrast that application\u2019s iconography to the original Sumerian alphabet, Mayan pictographs or Egyptian hieroglyphics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What\u2019s being communicated?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What concepts need to be learned?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What metaphors are being used?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may limit your discussion to 1 or 2 icons for simplicity. You may include screenshots for comparing and contrasting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post your thoughts to the class blog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/pictography-modern-icons\/\">Pictography &amp; Modern Icons<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by John Liu<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-31T07:37:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 31, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Compared with modern icons, original icons are more abstract and complex. As time goes by, we can clearly feel that modern icons will be more iconic than before. However, the appearance of a small number of icons does not seem to have changed much from ancient times to the present.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/pictography-modern-icons\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Pictography &amp; Modern Icons<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/calendar-icon-and-mayan-hieroglyphs\/\">Calendar Icon and Mayan Hieroglyphs<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Dave Zheng<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-31T07:02:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 31, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Regarding Mayan hieroglyphs, they are composed of various graphical elements. The image below shows the Mayan calendar. In this calendar, similar to modern ones, time and dates are recorded using different symbols on a wheel-like structure. As for modern calendar icons, they also feature many squares representing different dates. This\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/calendar-icon-and-mayan-hieroglyphs\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Calendar Icon and Mayan Hieroglyphs<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/449-2\/\">Ios Photo Gallery Icon vs Egyptian hieroglyphics.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Janette Olmiala<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-31T01:21:46+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 31, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The lotus flower appearing in Egyptian hieroglyphics, representing the sun, creation, and rebirth. The Egyptians believed that in the beginning of time, the lotus blossomed from the water and released the sun. The flower closes and sinks underwater at night, and it rises and reopens again in the morning, revealing\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/449-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Ios Photo Gallery Icon vs Egyptian hieroglyphics.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/modern-icons-vs-cuneiform\/\">Modern Icons VS. Cuneiform<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Ziqi Zhang<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-31T00:37:59+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 31, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I use the meaning of &#8220;love&#8221; to compare the ancient Sumerian cuneiform expression of &#8220;love&#8221; with the modern &#8220;I Love New York&#8221; logo. There are many levels to this comparison. I will compare historical context, design elements, and culture,Attributes. History background: Sumerian notation is an ancient script that dates back\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/modern-icons-vs-cuneiform\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Modern Icons VS. Cuneiform<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/lapse-icon-vs-egyptian-mayan-hieroglyphs\/\">Lapse Icon vs. Egyptian + Mayan hieroglyphs<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Grace Cao<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-30T23:51:52+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 30, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The latest photo sharing app, Lapse, uses an abundance of icons and emojis for users to click on and react to other people\u2019s photos with. The main icon you see on the app\u2019s interface is the camera, friend feed, inbox, search and add friends. Since cameras are a technology that\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/lapse-icon-vs-egyptian-mayan-hieroglyphs\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lapse Icon vs. Egyptian + Mayan hieroglyphs<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/twitter-icon-vs-egyptian-hieroglyphics\/\">Twitter Icon vs. Egyptian Hieroglyphics<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Lynn Lin<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-30T04:10:20+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 30, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The &#8220;bird&#8221; icon of Twitter Twitter&#8217;s &#8220;bird&#8221; icon is its iconic logo, &#8220;bird&#8221; also has the meaning of transmitting information and freedom, which is very consistent with the concept of communication and freedom of speech of Twitter, and represents the core features of Twitter. The &#8220;bird&#8221; icon on Twitter&#8217;s home\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/twitter-icon-vs-egyptian-hieroglyphics\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Twitter Icon vs. Egyptian Hieroglyphics<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/instagram-icon-vs-egyptian-hieroglyphics\/\">Instagram Icon vs. Egyptian Hieroglyphics<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jiayi (Nicole) Xie<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-29T22:53:11+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 29, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hieroglyphics combined logographic and alphabetic elements, representing sounds, objects, and concepts. They were used in a variety of contexts, including religious texts, monumental inscriptions, and administrative documents. Deciphering hieroglyphics required understanding hundreds of symbols, their various meanings, and the context in which they were used. And also, hieroglyphs used a\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/instagram-icon-vs-egyptian-hieroglyphics\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Instagram Icon vs. Egyptian Hieroglyphics<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/spotify-icons-vs-egyptian-hieroglyphics-and-mayan-pictograph\/\">Spotify icons vs. Egyptian hieroglyphics and Mayan pictograph<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Hannah He<\/div><time datetime=\"2024-01-28T01:04:03+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 28, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The eye icon in Spotify is very similar to Egyptian hieroglyphics but very different from the Mayan pictograph eye. They also have some standards, such as the shape of the eye. The Spotify app gives an abbreviated version of the human eye. Mayan pictographs are different than Egyptian hieroglyphs and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Spring2024\/spotify-icons-vs-egyptian-hieroglyphics-and-mayan-pictograph\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Spotify icons vs. Egyptian hieroglyphics and Mayan pictograph<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assignment: Choose a mobile application with a lot of icons. 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