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A '''pictogram''', also called a '''pictogramme''' or '''pictograph''',<ref>Gove, Philip Babcock. (1993). Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged. Merriam-Webster Inc. ISBN 0-87779-201-1.</ref> is an ] that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object. Pictographs are often used in writing and graphic systems in which the characters are to a considerable extent pictorial in appearance. A '''pictogram''', also called a '''pictogramme''', '''pictograph''', or simply ''picto''<ref>Gove, Philip Babcock. (1993). Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged. Merriam-Webster Inc. ISBN 0-87779-201-1.</ref>, and also an ''', is an ] that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object. Pictographs are often used in writing and graphic systems in which the characters are to a considerable extent pictorial in appearance.


Pictography is a form of ] which uses representational, pictorial ]s. It is a basis of ] and, to some extent, ], which also uses drawings as phonetic letters or ] rhymes. Pictography is a form of ] which uses representational, pictorial ]s, similarly to ] and, to some extent, ], which also uses drawings as phonetic letters or ] rhymes. In certain modern use, pictograms participate to a ] (e.g. ]).


==Historical== ==Historical==
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Some scientists in the field of neuropsychiatry and neuropsychology, such as Prof. Dr. ], are studying the symbolic meaning of indigenous pictograms and petroglyphs,<ref>http://unesdoc.UNESCO.org/images/0006/000678/067843F.pdf</ref> aiming to create new ways of communication between native people and modern scientists to safeguard and valorize their cultural diversity. <ref>http://www.pisad.bio.br/artigos/amazonupclose_outoftheforest.pdf</ref> Some scientists in the field of neuropsychiatry and neuropsychology, such as Prof. Dr. ], are studying the symbolic meaning of indigenous pictograms and petroglyphs,<ref>http://unesdoc.UNESCO.org/images/0006/000678/067843F.pdf</ref> aiming to create new ways of communication between native people and modern scientists to safeguard and valorize their cultural diversity. <ref>http://www.pisad.bio.br/artigos/amazonupclose_outoftheforest.pdf</ref>


== Modern use == == Modern uses ==
An early modern example of the extensive use of pictographs may be seen in the map in the London suburban timetables of the London and North Eastern Railway, 1936-1947, designed by ], in which a variety of pictographs was used to indicate facilities available at or near each station. Pictographs remain in common use today, serving as pictorial, representational ]s, instructions, or statistical diagrams. Because of their graphical nature and fairly realistic style, they are widely used to indicate public toilets, or places such as airports and train stations. An early modern example of the extensive use of pictographs may be seen in the map in the London suburban timetables of the London and North Eastern Railway, 1936-1947, designed by ], in which a variety of pictographs was used to indicate facilities available at or near each station. Pictographs remain in common use today, serving as pictorial, representational ]s, instructions, or statistical diagrams. Because of their graphical nature and fairly realistic style, they are widely used to indicate public toilets, or places such as airports and train stations.


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Contemporary artist ] created , a universal language made up of pictograms collected from around the world. A Book from the Ground chat program has been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally. Contemporary artist ] created , a universal language made up of pictograms collected from around the world. A Book from the Ground chat program has been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally.

Pictograms are used in many areas of modern life for commodity purposes, often as a ] (see following section).


==Standardization== ==Standardization==
Pictographs can often transcend languages in that they can communicate to speakers of a number of tongues and language families equally effectively, even if the languages and cultures are completely different. This is why road signs and similar pictographic material are often applied as global standards expected to be understood by nearly all. Pictographs can often transcend languages in that they can communicate to speakers of a number of tongues and language families equally effectively, even if the languages and cultures are completely different. This is why ] and similar pictographic material are often applied as global standards expected to be understood by nearly all.

⚫ A standard set of pictographs was defined in the ] '']: Public Information Symbols''. Another common set of pictographs are the ] used on clothing tags and the ] as standardized by the ].


Pictograms have been popularized in use on the ] and in ], better known as "]s" displayed on a computer screen in order to help user navigate a computer system or mobile device.
⚫ A standard set of pictographs was defined in the ] '']: Public Information Symbols''. Another common set of pictographs are the ] used on clothing tags and ]s.


==Gallery== ==Gallery==

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Template:Writing systems sidebar A pictogram, also called a pictogramme, pictograph, or simply picto, and also an ', is an ideogram that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object. Pictographs are often used in writing and graphic systems in which the characters are to a considerable extent pictorial in appearance.

Pictography is a form of writing which uses representational, pictorial drawings, similarly to cuneiform and, to some extent, hieroglyphic writing, which also uses drawings as phonetic letters or determinative rhymes. In certain modern use, pictograms participate to a formal language (e.g. Hazards pictograms).

Historical

Ojibwa pictographs on cliff-face at Agawa Rock, Lake Superior Provincial Park

Early written symbols were based on pictographs (pictures which resemble what they signify) and ideograms (symbols which represent ideas). Ancient Sumerian, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations began to use such symbols over, developing them into logographic writing systems. Pictographs are still in use as the main medium of written communication in some non-literate cultures in Africa, The Americas, and Oceania. Pictographs are often used as simple, pictorial, representational symbols by most contemporary cultures.

Pictographs can be considered an art form, or can be considered a written language and are designated as such in Pre-Columbian art, Native American art, Ancient Mesopotamia and Painting in the Americas before Colonization. One example of many is the Rock art of the Chumash people, part of the Native American history of California. In 2011, UNESCO World Heritage adds to its list a new site "Petroglyph Complexes of the Mongolian Altai, Mongolia" to celebrate the importance of the pictograms engraved in rocks.

Some scientists in the field of neuropsychiatry and neuropsychology, such as Prof. Dr. Mario Christian Meyer, are studying the symbolic meaning of indigenous pictograms and petroglyphs, aiming to create new ways of communication between native people and modern scientists to safeguard and valorize their cultural diversity.

Modern uses

An early modern example of the extensive use of pictographs may be seen in the map in the London suburban timetables of the London and North Eastern Railway, 1936-1947, designed by George Dow, in which a variety of pictographs was used to indicate facilities available at or near each station. Pictographs remain in common use today, serving as pictorial, representational signs, instructions, or statistical diagrams. Because of their graphical nature and fairly realistic style, they are widely used to indicate public toilets, or places such as airports and train stations.

Pictographic writing as a modernist poetic technique is credited to Ezra Pound, though French surrealists accurately credit the Pacific Northwest American Indians of Alaska who introduced writing, via totem poles, to North America.

Contemporary artist Xu Bing created Book from the Ground, a universal language made up of pictograms collected from around the world. A Book from the Ground chat program has been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally.

Pictograms are used in many areas of modern life for commodity purposes, often as a formal language (see following section).

Standardization

Pictographs can often transcend languages in that they can communicate to speakers of a number of tongues and language families equally effectively, even if the languages and cultures are completely different. This is why road signs and similar pictographic material are often applied as global standards expected to be understood by nearly all.

A standard set of pictographs was defined in the international standard ISO 7001: Public Information Symbols. Another common set of pictographs are the laundry symbols used on clothing tags and the chemical hazard symbols as standardized by the GHS system.

Pictograms have been popularized in use on the internet and in softwares, better known as "icons" displayed on a computer screen in order to help user navigate a computer system or mobile device.

Gallery

See also

In art:

Notes

  1. Gove, Philip Babcock. (1993). Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged. Merriam-Webster Inc. ISBN 0-87779-201-1.
  2. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1382
  3. http://unesdoc.UNESCO.org/images/0006/000678/067843F.pdf
  4. http://www.pisad.bio.br/artigos/amazonupclose_outoftheforest.pdf
  5. Reed 2003, p. xix

References

  • Reed, Ishmael (2003). From Totems to Hip-Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas, 1900-2002, Ishmael Reed, ed. ISBN 1-56025-458-0.

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