We encounter symbols constantly—in road signs, packaging, technology, clothing, and even gestures. While many seem obvious at first glance, some carry hidden meanings rooted in history, religion, ...

Researchers found that everyday symbols such as $#% are more memorable than their word counterparts. They hope their findings will aid visual design to improve communication of complex or abstract ...

The current exhibit at the Gallery Project on Fourth Street, “Signs, Symbols, Gestures,” is based on something inextricably linked to our lives. The artwork in the exhibit, running through Dec. 2, ...

Everyday symbols like &?!#@$ are highly memorable, according to new research. The new study aimed to investigate how well symbols are remembered compared to words with the same meaning. Everyday ...

I remember a student in my ethics class saying this as we were talking about the importance of symbols in knowing anything. I then joked that if she believed symbols were not important, she should ...

At the very beginning of the “Symbol Sourcebook: An Authoritative Guide to International Graphic Symbols” (1972), the book’s author and one of the era’s most accomplished industrial designers, Henry ...

Everyday symbols like &?!#@$ are highly memorable, according to new research. The new study led by the University of Waterloo aimed to investigate how well symbols are remembered compared to words ...

Everyday symbols like &?!#@$ are highly memorable, according to new research. The new study led by the University of Waterloo aimed to investigate how well symbols are remembered compared to words ...