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... The title of this blog has to do with a Will Bruder quote I heard while attending the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) during the Fall of 1999 - "Learn to master the trash can and you might become something" - It really resonated with me and has stuck with me to this day. I suppose for me the concept hit hard that although you can discard an idea, concept, sketch, design, whatever for a certain project you may be able to revisit it at a later date under different circumstances - In other words designs never die, they evolve, they hibernate, they circle-back but they never die...Or maybe he was just telling us to quit our ideas of becoming Architects and to go live in a public park somewhere; which, given the current state of the industry probably would not have been such a bad idea...

That is what this Blog will be for me - With over a decade in the industry I have come to realize that what I thought I would be doing on a daily basis and what I actually do are pretty darn different - BUT - I still have ideas, I still have hopes and I still have my creativity; So, I figured this would be a good outlet...I will share my thoughts on work and the industry as well as whatever moments of creativity I can muster - And, yes, at the direction of my Wife I will keep the swearing to an absolute minimum.

Cheers...B.

Monday, September 1, 2014

ORIGINS OF COMMON UI SYMBOLS:

... I stumbled across this article a few weeks back - I think it was on Gizmodo ( http://gizmodo.com/ ) - And it compared the literal definition of a logo versus a symbol...The premise was that most people (...yes, myself included) are using these terms incorrectly - They have different meanings; it is true that both are graphic representations of companies, sports teams, user interface functions for electronics, etc...

BUT...They are not interchangeable.

Here is the distinction: A logo contains BOTH graphics and text...A symbol? - Well, a Symbol has no text.

Interesting, right?

... So, what that means is when people refer to things like Apple's iconic - Well, Apple, with the bite taken out of it - Or Jordan Brand's "Jumpman" as a logo they really are mistaken. Those graphics are in fact actually symbols - Because just like the Bat Symbol they do not contain any text.

In the same vein - Here is a link to Ready Mag's website and a quick piece they did on the origins of certain well known user interface symbols - It is a quick read and in my opinion pretty interesting to see the background on some of the symbols we use and interact with every day while on our computers, tablets, televisions and smart phones...




Just thought I would share - Cheers,
Hot Mama
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