Reading Responses 2 & 3
Pictograms
With the advent of the printing press came a huuge increase in communication. The first "pictograms" to be printed were floral vignettes in the 15th century. The rapid increase of the industrial revolution and the technological capability that came with it brought new and exciting means for communication in the early 20th century. I find it interesting that the first systematic approach to a pictogram set was in France for international traffic signage.
Here is a nice pictogram set for the Swiss Federal Railways I found in a book:
New York Public Library Pictogram
This article was really great because it showed me through the process that it took to come up with the gorgeous logo revision. The team revamped the logo with a new lion icon and new typography which gives the library a contemporary identity.
The team's objectives were:
1. updating the design to meet the practical requirements of a contemporary logo, that would not degrade at small sizes or on the web
2. to promote effective messaging in line with today’s Library and NYPL’s new mission statement.
During my first semester in typography 1 I gained experience working to make an icon that is readable at small scale too. This is something that is important for me to consider while creating pictograms for my story in our current project.
I liked seeing all the iterations and little comments on the variations. I also enjoyed seeing things like the white out on tracing paper and all of the analog steps that went into creating the final digital output.
With the advent of the printing press came a huuge increase in communication. The first "pictograms" to be printed were floral vignettes in the 15th century. The rapid increase of the industrial revolution and the technological capability that came with it brought new and exciting means for communication in the early 20th century. I find it interesting that the first systematic approach to a pictogram set was in France for international traffic signage.
Here is a nice pictogram set for the Swiss Federal Railways I found in a book:
New York Public Library Pictogram
This article was really great because it showed me through the process that it took to come up with the gorgeous logo revision. The team revamped the logo with a new lion icon and new typography which gives the library a contemporary identity.
The team's objectives were:
1. updating the design to meet the practical requirements of a contemporary logo, that would not degrade at small sizes or on the web
2. to promote effective messaging in line with today’s Library and NYPL’s new mission statement.
During my first semester in typography 1 I gained experience working to make an icon that is readable at small scale too. This is something that is important for me to consider while creating pictograms for my story in our current project.
I liked seeing all the iterations and little comments on the variations. I also enjoyed seeing things like the white out on tracing paper and all of the analog steps that went into creating the final digital output.
