Topic - Education in developing countries
Symbol 1
Map resembling an apple
I believe that this depiction serves well as a symbol because without any given context or background cannot communicate the message effectively. Still, since it has a relationship and resemblance to an apple which is a general idea an d symbol of education then it conveys the message in a clear way.
Symbol 2
Mending education
A broken pencil being fixed with a band aid; works nicely as an index. Even tho it doesn't resembles the physical properties of the process of repairing the education system of a particular place. It gives enough information to the viewer so they can conclude what the sign is trying to communicate. Since it uses very basic objects, of common knowledge and use they allow the viewer to understand the idea behind the concept.
Symbol 3
Education growth
Just as the broken pencil and the band-aid. This backpack with a plant sprouting from it allows the individuals to make connections between this objects, that do not resemble physically what the growth of an educational system looks like. The combination of the two elements; the backpack and the sprout serves as a metaphorical and yet clear vehicle to communicate the idea.
Connotation - Professional
I feel like using the word profesional to describe something has some other connotations attached to it. Connotations such respectful, trustworthy, honest and reliable. I wanted to stick to my original designs since they are easier to read in different mediums and communicate the message in a clear fashion. They are also more versatile, in other words they can be adapted to follow certain trends and or the visual likes of a community.
conceptually, your signs are working really well. you chose indexes and symbols that are easily understood and combined them into more complex signs. i agree that the apple/africa is a symbol and the pencil/band-aid is an index, but you didn't mention the category for backpack/tree. i believe it is either a symbol or index. the tree is symbolic of growth and the backpack is indexical of a classroom or education. maybe it's symbolic of education; not sure. anyway, they all function very well and are rendered in a consistent way. they are simple bold and friendly in their style, without being sloppy or too-"kid-like".
ReplyDeleteyour color choices are nice and are a little unexpected, but i'm happy about that. it makes for a more original image. i do think it would be smart to swap the colors on the stem and africa.
your writing is clear and well-reasoned. good work there. although you should not refer to each of these as "symbols" and then call them an index or icon or symbol. generally speaking, they can be called "signs" and each sign can be more specifically called an icon or an iconic sign or similar.
Thank you Tyler. In fact, the backpack was intended to be considered an index, I apologize for omitting this information.
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