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    Symbols are commonly used to convey important information through signs and are presented using specific fonts, images, colors and designs. Common symbols include road signs indicating construction, explosives warnings, or no turn around areas. Symbols efficiently communicate meaning through standardized visual representations and are important because they can bridge real and imagined concepts to transmit messages regardless of language or culture. Proper symbol design considers factors like color, which convey specific meanings like red for stop, to ensure understanding of the information presented.

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    Symbols are commonly used to convey important information through signs and are presented using specific fonts, images, colors and designs. Common symbols include road signs indicating construction, explosives warnings, or no turn around areas. Symbols efficiently communicate meaning through standardized visual representations and are important because they can bridge real and imagined concepts to transmit messages regardless of language or culture. Proper symbol design considers factors like color, which convey specific meanings like red for stop, to ensure understanding of the information presented.

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    Elyse Gementiza - Task 6

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    Task 6 – Media and Information Languages

    1. Identify three (3) signs and symbols in our community (2 of the most commonly used
    and 1 of most commonly misunderstood signs and symbols) that are used to convey
    information.

    Ex. for directions, locations of attractions, others

    Sample Answer
    Student Answer

    SYMBOL MEANING/PURPOSE

    Exploding Bomb

     Explosives
     Self – reactive
     Organic Peroxide

    Road  work  ahead  signs are a type of


    construction traffic sign.  Road  construction
    signs are intended to let drivers know that
    there is  road  work  going on, and that they
    should drive with caution to prevent anyone
    from getting hurt.

    No turn around

    sign is common in towns where there is two


    way traffic and the median isn’t wide enough
    for a vehicle to slow on the left lane (or their
    lane, in a two lane situation) and  turn around
    into the opposite lane going back the way
    they came.
    2. Questions

    2.1. How are symbols usually being presented?

    A symbol is anything that reflects or stands for something else. It is similar to


    an icon in the sense that they can convey too much information which confuses the
    intended meaning. Pictures are, by their nature, open to interpretation, and although a
    symbol might look like a picture at first glance – there is a big difference. The
    symbol has a clear, basic, and defined meaning, whereas the image below may have
    multiple interpretations.

    Symbols are built in broad sets with a clear graphic framework covering a
    wide variety of terminology. This means that they can be used as conjunction to
    convey an infinite range of meaning. These can convey basic information in the same
    way that icons do, but by combining them, much more complex information can be
    conveyed.

    2.2. What is the importance of using symbols to convey a message or information?

    Symbols bridge the difference between what we perceive as reality in the


    physical world and what we believe this experience is or could be. These are
    connected to the imaginary realm of thought and creativity with the perception of
    sensuality. In other words, unlike other species, human beings have adapted to the
    physical to the physical atmosphere by constructing a dimension beyond physical
    reality – a theoretical universe that goes beyond the outward existence of the natural
    world.

    Depending on the context, cultural meanings, and personal experience,


    symbols may carry different meanings. You may not be able to articulate fully what a
    certain symbol means, but you will always find that the symbol will speak to your
    emotions and to your imagination. You may also find that you will remember and
    think about the symbol long after you have forgotten other parts.

    2.3. How these symbols are presented in terms of fonts, images, colors, design and
    others?

    Every color, fonts, images, design and etc used on a sign has a meaning
    attached to it and tells us what to expected ahead. For example, when we see red
    colors – it refers to a situation where you must stop or yield. Yellow signs are general
    warning signs to indicate potential hazards or changing conditions ahead. Although
    we may experience the same event or view the same object, our responses will never
    be the same.  Humans are sentient creatures that rely not only on senses to make logic
    of the world, but also on subjective factors such as ego, propositions, arguments,
    personal truths and feelings, cultural tastes, beliefs, and memories. When you get to
    know the key characteristics of each type of symbol, you’ll be able to easily identify
    whether a sign is asking you to stop doing something, start doing something, take
    precautions, or advising you of emergency equipment or facilities.

    References:

    https://ehs.princeton.edu/news/know-your-hazard-symbols-pictograms
    https://www.drive-safely.net/road-signs-meanings/
    https://salagraphics.com/products/private-drive-no-turn-around-sign
    https://www.widgit.com/about-symbols/intro_to_symbols/icons_pictures.htm

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