SO MANY SYMBOLS & SIGNS!

On my last post, I want to sum up what I have learned in this class- and if VISUAL PROCESS helped me learn anything, it would be to notice things more in my surroundings. I have to say, after taking this class, I walk around the train station very differently than I had back in January. I do not go into a bathroom without checking out the sign on the door- to see if it is the "Helvetica man or woman" (I didn't even know he had this name!) or if it is something different, more- or less creative for that matter. Below, I have incorporated as many symbols as I could find- ones that we studied and ones that we didn't, ones that I see everyday and ones that I don't- some may be repetitive but I find them all interesting because now I know that each and every one have a long history behind them.



So many different computer symbols on our desktops!

















Cannot believe all of the different types of "Helvetica men" there are!














Lots of different symbols that deal a lot with my own religion (that I never knew about)- look at how this ones evolves!














...& hundreds of different arrows...who would have thought?




















Lastly, some of the symbols my classmates researched

WARNING: VISCERAL REACTIONS MAY OCCUR

I was thinking about some of the things we spoke about in class over the past few months and the first thing that came to mind were the discussion about visceral reactions.

A Visceral reaction is "characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect: a visceral reaction, characterized by or dealing with coarse or base emotions; earthy; crude: a visceral literary style."

Below are some photos that may have this effect on people....VIEWER BEWARE (they are graphic and somewhat sad- I tried to space them out so you would see one photo at a time and be suprized by the ones that follow)

Timeline studies

I am trying to come up with a concept on how to design my timeline....

I found this interesting website with some great designs, check it out

Logos with hidden messages

Before I choose to use the Fleur de Lis for my project, I was looking up interesting symbols. I stumbled upon this site and have been meaning to post it- it really makes you take a CLOSE look at the logos we see everyday.

For example: Did you know there is a hidden arrow in the FEDEX logo? I didn't! Take a look!!!



here is the site

Satan on our dollar bill

My friend Katie C. is researching the Dollar Bill for her assignment and I found this website to be funny- yet very interesting, so I thought I would post it here for her (and everyone else) to take a look at.

http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20Government/Federal%20Reserve%20Scam/satan_on_our_dollar.htm

Coat of Arms

The Fleur de Lis was used so frequently in family crests and coats of arms.
Here are just a few to look at:


1. By the 12th century the fleur-de-lis had become the heraldic emblem of King Clovis of France

2. Through this propagandist connection to Clovis, the fleur-de-lis has been taken in retrospect to symbolize all the Christian Frankish kings, such as Charlemagne

3. Louie VI & Louie VII & Louis IX

4. Edward III of England

5. King Charles VIII & Joan of Arc's family

6. Today, fleur-de-lis is a national symbol of Bosniaks one of three Bosnian constitutive ethnic groups, the other two being Serbs and Croats.

7. Presently, The fleur-de-lis appears on the Canadian coat of arms, the flags of Quebec and Nova Scotia in Canada. More notably, it is the emblem and symbol of New Orleans and The NFL team, the Saints.

Fleur De Lis

For my booklet assignment, I am studying the Fleur de Lis and following it through history. I am unsure if I should do a time line or not, however it seems like the best choice- I just want to come up with an interesting and creative way to do this!

Anyway, here is some background on the Fleur de Lis:

1. Fleur-de-lis is literally translated from French as "flower of the lily", and is widely thought to be a stylized version of the species Iris pseudacorus. Decorative ornaments that resemble the fleur-de-lis have appeared in the artwork from the earliest civilizations.

2. It has consistently been used as a royal emblem, though different cultures have interpreted its meaning in varying ways. Gaulish coins show the first designs which look similar to modern fleurs-de-lis.

3. The three petals of the heraldic design reflect a widespread association with the Holy Trinity, a tradition going back to 14th century France, added onto the earlier belief that they also represented faith, wisdom and chivalry.

4. Some modern usage of the fleur-de-lis reflects "the continuing presence of heraldry in everyday life", often intentionally, but also when users are not aware that they are "prolonging the life of centuries-old insignia and emblems". - (SYMBOL FOR NEW ORLEANS)

5. "Flower of light" symbolism has sometimes been understood from the archaic variant fleur-de-luce (see Latin lux, luc- = "light"), but the Oxford English Dictionary suggests this arose from the spelling, not from the etymology.