Icons tend to be functional rather than something I warm to. Personally speaking, the only system of icons I regard with fondness were to be found on the beautiful, intricate instructions for Airfix ...

Simple but powerful, the humble pictogram has become an indispensable, global communication tool, visible on everything from maps and street signs to text messages and dashboards. Japan's role in ...

Fukuoka, Japan - Do you want to create a society through design where people with and without disabilities can live together as they are? Prof Mao Kudo of the Department of Media Design hopes that her ...

Japan House London announces its forthcoming exhibition, Pictograms: Iconic Japanese Designs opening on Wednesday 30 July 2025. Pictograms are everywhere; on street signs and in text messages, on ...