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  • 11 Jul 2024
  • 9 min

‘Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols’

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  • Monocle on Design
  • 9 min

First published more than 50 years ago, Henry Dreyfuss’s ‘Symbol Sourcebook’ remains a key text for graphic designers. Emily Orr, associate curator at New York’s Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, explains why it’s the focus of a new exhibition and how symbols have changed over time.

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  • Nic Monisse

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