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The semiology of such a graphic, Mr. Ouch symbol, may be adequate, but its utility and practicality is severely lacking. Imagine if you were to put instructions
by fermienrico 9y ago
The semiology of such a graphic, Mr. Ouch symbol, may be adequate, but its utility and practicality is severely lacking. Imagine if you were to put instructions together to be able to reproduce Mr. Ouch; or, imagine if you were a construction worker trying to follow instructions to mark this logo on a hazardous surface -- Simplicity and reproducibility are the hallmarks of an optimal graphic symbol. Mr. Ouch fails at this. Furthermore, rather subjectively, Mr. Ouch does not convey sophistication nor a professional aesthetic -- it looks like someone made this up using Clipart, and it does not convey a sense of seriousness and an authoritative tone.
- pavel_lishin 9y ago> Simplicity and reproducibility are the hallmarks of an optimal graphic symbol. The primary goal is to communicate something. Simplicity and reproducibility are always secondary to this - and it's difficult to have something simple and reproducible that clearly communicates danger.
- fermienrico 9y agoThere are lots of options to communicate clearly. To be able to communicate clear and have simplicity/reproducibility is what makes a good graphic symbol. Further reading: https://books.google.com/books/about/Semiology.html?id=kZXCQgAACAAJ https://books.google.com/books/about/Semiology.html?id=kZXCQ...