Developing the pictograms for the Olympics is a dream for every designer. A dream that most likely will never become reality. Instead you end up doing toilet icons. This is a brief look into a neglected niche of graphic design.
Read the full post: The poor man’s olympics, by Ralf Metzger
Japanese pictograms for chinese food chain. Works of Masaaki Hiromura. via Tamalog
“In November 2007, japanese JR Tokai Agency, a subsidiary of JR Tokai has launched new railway goods. New brand name is called ”Pictrain“, stationery or gift item using pictogram used at JR train stations as product motif. Main target of this brand is women who are not big fan of railway goods. Many of railway goods adapt train as main motif and they are usually popular among men who like railway. Pictrain brand has more pop image and designed to appeal to women and their design is modern and simple.”
Pictrain stationaries, JR Tokai agency
