Symbol Design Research Articles

SCOPE AND FLIGHT IN LITERARY IMAGES OF OUR TIME: METAMORPHOSES OF THE IDEA

The article is dedicated to the analysis of the idea of flight in fiction and the scope it provides for the representation of a person’s real vision or the symbolic designation of psychological states and understanding. The interpretation of one’s perspective as a personal quality and a property of space or time is also considered. The comparison of literary works is focused on the expressive approach аin the scholarly heritage of the 20th-century outstanding philosophers and aestheticians M. Bakhtin and A. Losev. The novel Aviator by Evgeny Vodolazkin, a representative of modern Russian prose, is analyzed in detail. The ideas and interpretations of flight in the works of R. Bach, A. de Saint-Exupery, and other famous writers of the past century are compared. The dependence of the destinies of those who strive for flight on the historical turns of their time is demonstrated. The main value of the concept of flight for these authors lies in the breadth of human horizons, in the “vigilance of the heart” and “touch to the soul.”

MapGPT: an autonomous framework for mapping by integrating large language model and cartographic tools

ABSTRACT The mapping process generally involves intricate operations, such as symbol design, layout design, and text annotation, demanding a high level of professional expertise. The high requirement for map producers hinders the promotion and widespread adoption of mapping. Consequently, researchers are concentrating on techniques to automate and enhance the intelligence of the mapping process. For example, some studies attempt to train deep learning models for mapping, including methods like map style transfer. However, these approaches typically treat the entire map as a global input and generate a new map as output, lacking the flexibility to consider and control detailed elements within a map. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a large language model-based intelligent mapping framework, termed MapGPT, which can be used for mapping by considering the map as an integration of various map elements. Specifically, multiple professional mapping tools are designed in MapGPT, and each tool is designed to control a corresponding map element. With these tools, a large language model is used to first understand the demand of users based on mere natural language descriptions, and subsequently automatically invoke appropriate tools in sequence to generate a map. Furthermore, by utilizing a memory component to store interaction information, users can interact with MapGPT through conversation to adjust map elements such as color and position. In conclusion, MapGPT offers user-friendly mapping experience, showing potential to be a mapping assistant for professional map producers. A comprehensive demonstration of this framework is provided in a visual case study video, accessible at https://github.com/AGI-GIS/MapGPT.

Moderating Effects of Visual Order in Graphical Symbol Complexity: The Practical Implications for Design

In the field of visual graphic design, complexity plays a crucial role in visual information processing, and it is assumed to be an absolute quantity based on the number of the presenting features and components. However, it remains unclear whether the visual order of the constituent elements in graphical symbol complexity affects cognitive processing, especially memory processing. Our research innovatively generated four groups of novel, meaningless graphical symbols (complex and ordered, complex and disordered, simple and ordered, and simple and disordered) and experimentally manipulated the level of complexity and order in these stimuli. Before the formal experiment, a five-point scale was used to further rule out differences between objective and subjective definitions of these graphical symbols on ratings of complexity, order, concreteness, and familiarity. Then, we used a cue-recall task to compare subjects’ memory performance of those four graphical symbol groups. The analytical results showed a significant interaction between visual order and graphical symbol complexity, with the complexity effect appearing only when the stimuli were in disordered condition and disappearing once the stimuli were ordered. In addition, this study conducted a practical application validation to confirm that increasing the level of visual order is an effective way to improve user experience while maintaining the same level of complexity. The findings can serve as a reference for graphical symbol design, graphic design, and visual communication design.

안경원 브랜드의 심벌과 로고 디자인 특성에 관한 연구

안경원 브랜드의 심벌과 로고 디자인 특성에 관한 연구

Investigating the Readability of School Geographic Map Symbols Using Eye-Tracking Technology

Geography atlas is an educational material that is very important in geography education. For the eye tracking experiment, six mineral maps were selected from different geography atlases for high school students. The aim of this study was to analyze which design of conventional symbols is more understandable for high school students. We hope that the presented methodology and the case study will help mapmakers to create more effective school geographic maps.

Eastern Lanna Product Design for Guest room of Northern Hotel in Thailand

This research is integrated the architecture and art design creative work with community for developing local products of Eastern Lanna, by design the interior decoration prototype in 36 square meter guest room (price 600 - 800 baht per night) of Phayao university hotel to inform Kham Mok Luang flower as symbolic media or one element of identity. The objectives of study is to set research teamwork of interior designer, architect, artist- designer to design decorative objects or props with community craftmans to increase value added handicraft products and community can develop their products to commercial business by their competency. The method is qualitative research that 4 designers collaborate with 10 textile and basketry handicrafts in Ang Thong district, Phayao Province by sharing their knowledges and skills together, start from design the symbolic pattern of Kham Mok Luang of cloth weaving and basketry raw material process, design the guest room decoration, produce the decorative objects or props : curtain, bed runner, head of bed, lamp, basket. After finishing the props the researcher set them in the mock up room, and take the pictures of decorative room and objects to be survey tool of stakeholders satisfaction opinion about symbolic pattern design and all decorative products. The result is to the most satisfaction in symbolic pattern, the products or props satisfaction is more to the most.

Research on the Design of Cross-Cultural Symbols from the Perspective of Communication Semiotics

In the information age, symbols serve as fundamental tools of communication, and their design and application have become significant areas within modern communication science. According to Saussure, symbols are representative signs of objects, expressing specific content and meaning through particular forms. This study explores the mechanisms and principles of symbols in information dissemination through literature reviews and case analyses, emphasizing their roles in cultural transmission, cognition, and behavioral patterns. With the acceleration of globalization and digitization, symbol design faces new challenges and opportunities, especially with the advancement of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies pushing symbol design towards automation and intelligence. Furthermore, cross-cultural design of symbols requires consideration of adaptability and effectiveness in varying cultural, social, and technological contexts. This research proposes strategies for cultural sensitivity and adaptability in symbol dissemination across different cultures, aiming to provide new perspectives for semiotics theory and offer scientific guidance and strategies for symbol design practices in fields such as advertising, brand management, media production, and user interface design, thus enhancing effective global information dissemination and cultural exchange.

Research on the Design of Cross-Cultural Symbols from the Perspective of Communication Semiotics

In the information age, symbols serve as fundamental tools of communication, and their design and application have become significant areas within modern communication science. According to Saussure, symbols are representative signs of objects, expressing specific content and meaning through particular forms. This study explores the mechanisms and principles of symbols in information dissemination through literature reviews and case analyses, emphasizing their roles in cultural transmission, cognition, and behavioral patterns. With the acceleration of globalization and digitization, symbol design faces new challenges and opportunities, especially with the advancement of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies pushing symbol design towards automation and intelligence. Furthermore, cross-cultural design of symbols requires consideration of adaptability and effectiveness in varying cultural, social, and technological contexts. This research proposes strategies for cultural sensitivity and adaptability in symbol dissemination across different cultures, aiming to provide new perspectives for semiotics theory and offer scientific guidance and strategies for symbol design practices in fields such as advertising, brand management, media production, and user interface design, thus enhancing effective global information dissemination and cultural exchange.

Application Research on Cultural Tourism Product Design Based on Semiotics Threshold

Cultural and creative products are the business choice and important trend of the current economic transformation, tourism and cultural derivatives is one of the types of cultural and creative products, this paper analyzes the characteristics of the existing cultural and tourism products as well as the future direction of tourism peripheral product design, combines the design semiotics with the analysis of product symbols in the context of consumption, and arrives at the way of selecting, interpreting and conveying symbols in the design of cultural and tourism products. It discusses how to convey cultural connotation, stimulate tourists’ emotional resonance, and enhance the attractiveness and competitiveness of cultural tourism products through symbol design, and proposes relevant design principles and strategies. This study aims to improve the quality of cultural transformation into “cultural tourism products” and provide theoretical support for the development of tourism cultural and creative products.

The Flag as a Symbol and Vision of Peace, Democracy, and Nation-Building

The design of the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) illustrates both the objectives and limitations of intentional design’s role in national healing and state building following violent conflict. The architecture and design of public buildings, spaces, and symbols can facilitate sociability or reinforce segregation and hostility. This analysis contends that design, especially of public symbols intended to evoke emotions and unity, can facilitate healing. Yet in this case, the flag's design ignores the conflict, assumes a utopia, thus failing to move society to reconciliation.

Traditional Rural Culture in Xinyang Tea Packaging Design

Rural traditional culture is an important component of China's traditional cultural system, and has been an important supporting force for the national rejuvenation in the recent years. It has also been widely used in many industries, with the aim to promote rich cultural connotations into the development of rural traditional cultural elements. Xinyang Maojian tea, as being one of China’s most famous product, comes with various tea packaging designs that portray the richness of tea in its own traditional tea culture. Using rural cultural symbols to convey tea culture can reflect regional characteristics and tea types in most prominent way. Therefore, this study would skillfully integrate rural cultural content, combining symbol design theory and using information means to carry out Xinyang tea packaging design that can reflect the market awareness of tea and expand the popularity of Xinyang Maojian. From the perspective of traditional rural culture, this paper analyzes the packaging design of Xinyang tea, aiming at improving the publicity effect of Xinyang tea and carrying forward the traditional rural culture of Xinyang.

Audley End Annotations

Abstract: This study investigates the writership of a series of 16th century annotations found in at least six books in the library of Audley End House in Essex, UK, which are of possibly historic significance on account of their alleged connections of plot and theme to several of Shakespeare’s plays, especially Julius Caesar (c. 1599) and Antony and Cleopatra (c. 1601). Audley End is a storied mansion, rebuilt by Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk, c. 1610 for the express purpose of entertaining King James on his annual progress of English Great Houses. Today operated by English Heritage, the site preserves an impressive library with at least 128 books predating 1604. In 2016, John Casson and William Rubinstein proposed that the annotator of a number of these volumes was Sir Henry Neville (1564-1616), an early owner of the Billingbear estate in Berkshire from which some of the oldest books now at Audley End were evidently transferred circa 1920-1924. If Neville was, in fact, the author of the annotations, would this belief hold up under scrutiny if the principles of forensic document examination were applied? If not, is there another contemporaneous writer whose control sample is a better fit? To make this determination, eight of the 21 “Distinguishing Elements of Handwriting” identified in Huber and Headrick classic text Handwriting Identification: Facts and Fundamentals (1999), were applied. These eight, as numbered by Harrelson and Huber (2018) include Class of Allograph (6.2.1.2), Allograph Combinations (6.2.1.4.5), Design and Construction of Allographs (6.2.1.4), Diacritics (6.3.4), Numerals and Textual Symbols (7.2.1), Connections and Terminations (6.2.1.3), Consistency and Natural Variation (6.4.1), and Embellishments (6.3.5). An additional standard, defined as Whole Word or Letter Sequence Comparison, supplies insight into at least two further discriminating elements, Connections (6.2.1.3), and Spacing (6.2.1.7), as well as affording a larger field of reference than do discriminating elements of single characters. Bold-face words are in the glossary. After applying these standards to the writing of Sir Henry Neville and finding that Neville’s writing contains many unexplained differences from the Audley End Unknown hand, the article then considers and tests the alternative hypothesis that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550-1604), is the writer of the question document annotations. After a thorough investigation applying the same standards used to test the hypothesis of Neville’s writership, the evidence instead supports the conclusion that de Vere is a more plausible writer of the Audley End annotations. Purchase Article - $15

The Application of Non-language Symbols in Japanese Games from the Perspective of Cross Cultural Communication--Take”Animal Crossing” as an Example

In cross-cultural communication in electronic games, non-language symbols’ application scope and methods are very diverse. Studying the design and application of non-language symbols in Japanese games in cross-cultural communication can assist Chinese games in going global and contribute to the dissemination of excellent traditional Chinese culture. This article takes “Animal Crossing” as an example to analyze how nonverbal symbols are used in cross-cultural communication from scene, character, and plot setting. Finding that non-language symbols in the game assist language symbols, integrate players’ feelings, shape a complete scene, and promote cultural exchanges. It is concluded that Chinese games can build a perfect non-language symbol system from three aspects: digging deeply into the culture with national characteristics, looking for universal non-language symbols, and using non-language symbols from multiple perspectives so as to achieve the goal of cross-cultural communication.

THE ART OF GAMIFICATION FOR SOCIETAL MIND SHIFTS: REFINING HUMAN BEHAVIOUR THROUGH STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT

Gamification has emerged as a transformative approach, infusing elements of game design into non-game contexts to engage and inspire individuals. This paper explores the artistry behind gamification, focusing on rewarding systems, badge systems, narrative storytelling, teamwork integration, and its application in various domains like education, behavioral change, awareness, and community building. The mastery of gamification's rewarding system design is crucial for fostering engagement and inspiring users to adopt desirable behaviors. Understanding audience preferences and motivations, setting clear objectives, and providing timely feedback are fundamental principles in crafting effective rewarding systems. Similarly, badge systems play a pivotal role in recognizing achievements and motivating users. Symbolic design, clear standards, customization, feedback mechanisms, iteration, and releasing new badges contribute to a vibrant badge ecosystem. Narrative storytelling is identified as a key component of gamification, enhancing engagement, motivation, and learning. By developing compelling narratives, creating likable characters, defining clear goals, establishing milestones, incorporating decision points, evoking emotions, and ensuring originality, gamified experiences can become memorable and motivating journeys. Furthermore, the integration of teamwork into gamification promotes cooperation, competitiveness, and community among players. Defined team objectives, balanced team structures, assigned responsibilities, progress monitoring, and team-oriented challenges foster collaboration and camaraderie. The paper also discusses the role of gamification in various contexts, including education, behavioral change, awareness, and community building. Through interactive art installations, gamified experiences, and collaborative projects, gamification serves as a catalyst for societal mind shifts, spreading awareness, promoting behavioral change, and fostering community cohesion. In conclusion, the gamification of art enhances interactivity, raises awareness, influences behavioral change, and strengthens communities. By embracing gamification strategies, individuals and organizations can harness the power of play to inspire positive outcomes and societal transformations across diverse domains.

The Integration of Traditional Symbols and Modern Product Design: Cultural Inheritance and Innovation

This study focuses on the integration of traditional symbols and modern product design, exploring how to achieve innovative design while maintaining cultural heritage. The article first analyzes the significance and value of traditional symbols, as well as the characteristics and requirements of modern product design. Subsequently, the integration of traditional symbols and modern product design was explored, including the introduction and integration of traditional symbol elements, the reinterpretation and innovative design of traditional symbols, and the combination of traditional symbols and modern technology. Finally, from the perspective of cultural inheritance and innovation, strategies for the integration of traditional symbols and modern product design were proposed, including strengthening the mutual integration of traditional symbols and modern product design, enhancing the innovative ability of traditional symbols, expanding the application fields of traditional symbols, and strengthening the cultivation of talents for traditional symbols and modern product design.

Color space-based autoencoder for optical camera communications

This paper proposes an end-to-end optical camera communications (OCC) system using an autoencoder neural network trained to recover the transmitted symbols. Although OCC techniques have been extensively studied in the literature, using an autoencoder that learns the transmitter and receiver functions jointly is a novel concept with significant prospects. Furthermore, we investigate the performance impact caused by the overlooked optical-to-electrical (O2E) conversion process of real-world OCC receivers. The autoencoder learning model captures these typically undesired changes in image sensors for the design of constellation symbols and reception schemes. For the simulation, we constructed an end-to-end autoencoder for a color space-based OCC system and measured the O2E performance effect. The proposed autoencoder communication system is analyzed and compared using the symbol error rate (SER) across various OCC detection systems. Despite the subtle spectral responsivity variations in image sensors, our numerical results indicate that the autoencoder model can learn to recover the transmitted data while minimizing SER and meeting the lighting requirements. These findings may interest a broad range of applications, particularly in IoT sensor networks. Among all the image sensors we studied, the OCC system with Bayer CFA-based signal detection showed superior performance.

Application of traditional culture in modern cultural and creative product design in the era of artificial intelligence

Abstract This paper obtains design demand keywords from online review data of cultural and creative products and builds a framework of modern cultural and creative product design demand in the era of artificial intelligence by combining with consumption intention. Oriented to integrating traditional culture in the design of cultural and creative products, the graphic image processing technology is used to extract conventional cultural elements and optimize the pattern and image enhancement of cultural and creative products. Then the parametric technology is used to transform the design of traditional cultural symbols and elements. Setting satisfaction scores from five aspects: color, shape, material, function and cultural connotation, using satisfaction index to score the cultural and creative products of traditional culture, and carrying out the test of conventional cultural imagery conveyance of cultural and creative products, “artistic,” “full of representative significance The mean values of “artistic”, “representative” and “cultural value” are 4.573, 4.602, 4.518, and the P value is 0.000, which is significant, and the integration of the essential visual characteristics of the theme design of the cultural and creative products is effective. The works combined with the modern cultural and creative product design framework can highlight the traditional cultural qualities.

Nullors, and Nullor Circuits; There Applications in Symbolic Circuit Analysis and Design

Nullors, and Nullor Circuits; There Applications in Symbolic Circuit Analysis and Design

Research on Visual Symbol Design of Ancient Locks Based on Peircean Semiotics—Taking the Broad Lock as an Example

Research on Visual Symbol Design of Ancient Locks Based on Peircean Semiotics—Taking the Broad Lock as an Example

Color preferences for cartographic symbol designs of urban buildings in western São Paulo State on topographic maps at a 1:10,000 scale

Color preferences for cartographic symbol designs of urban buildings in western São Paulo State on topographic maps at a 1:10,000 scale