3. SYMBOLS
• Symbols are the basis of culture.
• A symbol is an object, word or action that stands for
something else
• Everything one does throughout their life is based and
organized through cultural symbolism
• Symbolism is when something represents abstract
ideas or concepts
• Symbols/Symbolism would be object, figures, sounds,
and colors.
• Symbols could be facial expressions or word
interpretations.
14. • Symbols are gained also from culture
• One of the most common cultural symbols is
language
• Language is the most often used form of symbolism
• There are 6912 known living language, and the
diversity is caused by isolation.
• Most language have a different “symbol” for each
letter, word, or phrase.
• The use of symbols are adaptive meaning human can
learn to associate new symbols to a concept
• Or new concepts with a symbol.
15. SYMBOL VS LOGO
• As nouns the difference between symbol and logo is that symbol
is a character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object
while logo is a symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a
means of identification of an institution or other entity. As a verb
symbol is to symbolize.
16. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A
SYMBOL, LOGO AND AN ICON?
•Technically they are all representations of a
brand, idea, organization, etc. A symbol carries
with it some importance and back story. The
peace sign is a symbol of the idea of peace
itself. When you see it you know that it is about
peace between people.
17. • A logo is a representation of a business name as well
as part of the brand itself. The nike swoosh is a logo,
but it carries with it an understanding of the brand. You
see the swoosh and you know, “that's nike”. How you
feel about their products depends on who you are but
the logo is what carries the quality of the product along
with it into our brains.
18. • An icon, as far as what I believe you are asking, is just
a visual representation of a logo or even a symbol. The
icons on your desktop are representative of the app or
software itself. Font icons are used in web
development to depict social media platforms, etc. The
icon is sort of hard to explain but easy to understand. It
is just a small, digital representation of a logo or
symbol.
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20. WHAT IS A LOGO?
• A logo is one of the most recognizable items a company or
organization has to its name. It represents the company, and in
most cases is backed by intellectual property laws. The nike
swoosh, fedex blue and orange text, and apple’s apple are all
logos. No other company may use them in their
communications. All logos are symbols, but not all symbols are
logos.
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22. WHAT IS A SYMBOL?
•A symbol is something that represents
something else. It can be a mark of character
and is recognizable upon being seen. Take for
instance a registered trademark (®). the symbol
is comprised of an R inside a circle.
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24. WHAT IS AN ICON?
•An icon is a non selectable or selectable image
that represent or lead something in the GUI of a
computer. It is a graphical representation of
concepts, ideas, actions and analogies. It is used
to replace the explicit text that are identifiable by
it’s functionality.
32. CULTURAL SYMBOL
• A cultural symbol is a physical manifestation that signifies
the ideology of a particular culture or that merely has
meaning within a culture. Cultural symbols can signify many
things for a culture, such as an ideology or religious beliefs.
Cultural symbols can represents any aspect of the culture,
including nationalism, belief systems, traditions, language
and values. The Christian culture has the cultural symbol of
the cross, where the Jewish culture has the cultural symbol of
the Star of David. Cultural symbols don’t have to be actual
symbols or signs; they can also be gestures such as hand
shakes and hand signals. Additionally, the same symbol can
mean different things in different cultures. American should
be careful in Greece, for example. The thumbs up, which
