Visual Metaphors and Icons
Sometimes the best way to convey an abstract concept is to make an analogy to something more concrete. This is the approach that designers use when creating icons. Nancy has also employed this type of thinking in logo design and spot illustrations.
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- Visual vocabulary for object-oriented software
- Logos that explain
- Sociology categorization
- GWT lets web developers write Java, get Ajax
- Icons for categories
- Icons for interfaces
- Showing product value with humor






