Re: Suggestion for new dingbats/symbols

A quick look at

http://signcollection.com/media/wysiwyg/DOT_ISO_7001_Pictograms.jpg

http://defound.com/2011/10/the-helvetica-of-pictograms/

and

http://www.aiga.org/symbol-signs/

and making up names for the DOT/ISO 7001 symbols, gives the following
set of equivalences, suggesting a high degree of commonality between the
symbol sets:

Symbols apparently common to DOT and AIGA:

DOT SYMBOL TELEPHONE = AIGA SYMBOL TELEPHONE
DOT SYMBOL ENVELOPE = AIGA SYMBOL MAIL
DOT SYMBOL DOLLAR IN CIRCLE = AIGA SYMBOL CASHIER
DOT SYMBOL ESCALATOR = AIGA SYMBOL ESCALATOR
DOT SYMBOL TOILETS MALE FEMALE = AIGA SYMBOL TOILETS
DOT SYMBOL BABY = AIGA SYMBOL NURSERY
DOT SYMBOL DRINKING FOUNTAIN = AIGA SYMBOL DRINKING FOUNTAIN
DOT SYMBOL TAXI = AIGA SYMBOL TAXI
DOT SYMBOL BUS = AIGA SYMBOL BUS
DOT SYMBOL LOST PROPERTY = AIGA SYMBOL LOST AND FOUND
DOT SYNBOL STAIRCASE = AIGA SYMBOL STAIRS
DOT SYMBOL ELEVATOR = AIGA SYMBOL ELEVATOR
DOT SYMBOL WAITING AREA = AIGA SYMBOL WAITING ROOM
DOT SYMBOL QUESTION MARK IN CIRCLE = AIGA SYMBOL INFORMATION
DOT SYMBOL BED AND QUESTION MARK IN CIRCLE = AIGA SYMBOL HOTEL INFORMATION
DOT SYMBOL AIRPLANE = AIGA SYMBOL AIR TRANSPORTATION
DOT SYMBOL HELICOPTER = AIGA SYMBOL HELIPORT
DOT SYMBOL TRAIN = AIGA SYMBOL RAIL TRANSPORTATION
DOT SYMBOL RIGHT POINTING ARROW = AIGA equivalent of similar name
DOT SYMBOL FORWARD AND RIGHT POINTING ARROW = AIGA equivalent of similar
name
DOT SYMBOL FORWARD POINTING ARROW = AIGA equivalent of similar name
DOT SYMBOL FORWARD AND LEFT POINTING ARROW = AIGA equivalent of similar name
DOT SYMBOL LEFT POINTING ARROW = AIGA equivalent of similar name
DOT SYMBOL DOWNWARD AND LEFT POINTING ARROW = AIGA equivalent of similar
name
DOT SYMBOL DOWNWARD POINTING ARROW = AIGA equivalent of similar name
DOT SYMBOL DOWNWARD AND RIGHT POINTING ARROW = AIGA equivalent of
similar name
DOT SYMBOL SHIP = AIGA SYMBOL WATER TRANSPORTATION
DOT SYMBOL TAXI AND BUS = AIGA SYMBOL ROAD TRANSPORTATION
DOT SYMBOL WOMAN = AIGA SYMBOL TOILETS FEMALE
DOT SYMBOL CAR AND KEY = AIGA SYMBOL CAR RENTAL
DOT SYMBOL KNIFE AND FORK = AIGA SYMBOL RESTUARANT
DOT SYMBOL CUP AND SAUCER = AIGA SYMBOL COFFEESHOP
DOT SYMBOL COCKTAIL GLASS = AIGA SYMBOL BAR
DOT SYMBOL GIFT SHOP [?] = AIGA SYMBOL SHOPS
DOT SYMBOL HAIRDRESSER = AIGA SYMBOL BARBER SHOP BEAUTY SALON
DOT SYMBOL HAIRDRESSER FOR MEN = AIGA SYMBOL BARBER SHOP
DOT SYMBOL HAIRDRESSER FOR WOMEN = AIGA SYMBOL BEAUTY SALON
DOT SYMBOL TICKET COUNTER = AIGA SYMBOL TICKET PURCHASE
DOT SYMBOL SUITCASE = AIGA SYMBOL BAGGAGE CHECK IN [?] = AIGA SYMBOL
BAGGAGE COLLECTION [?]
DOT SYMBOL AIRPLANE TAKEOFF [?] = AIGA SYMBOL DEPARTING FLIGHTS
DOT SYMBOL MAN WITH SUITCASE WAVING [?] = AIGA SYMBOL ARRIVING FLIGHTS
DOT SYMBOL LIT CIGARETTE = AIGA SYMBOL SMOKING
DOT SYMBOL NO SMOKING = AIGA SYMBOL NO SMOKING
DOT SYMBOL PARKING P = AIGA SYMBOL PARKING
DOT SYMBOL NO PARKING = AIGA SYMBOL NO PARKING
DOT SYMBOL NO DOGS = AIGA SYMBOL NO DOGS
DOT SYMBOL NO ENTRY = AIGA SYMBOL NO ENTRY
DOT SYMBOL BLACK CIRCLE DIVIDED BY VERTICAL WHITE LINE [?] = AIGA SYMBOL
EXIT
DOT SYMBOL FIRE EXTINGUISHER = AIGA SYMBOL FIRE EXTINGUISHER
DOT SYMBOL PUTTING LITTER INTO BIN = AIGA SYMBOL LITTER DISPOSAL
DOT SYMBOL MAN = AIGA SYMBOL TOILETS MEN
DOT SYMBOL UP STAIRCASE = AIGA SYMBOL STAIRS UP
DOT SYMBOL DOWN STAIRCASE = AIGA SYMBOL STARIS DOWN
DOT SYMBOL NOTE WITH CURRENCY SYMBOLS = AIGA SYMBOL CURRENCY EXCHANGE
DOT SYMBOL SWISS CROSS = AIGA SYMBOL FIRST AID
DOT SYMBOL SUITCASE IN BOX WITH KEY = AIGA SYMBOL BAGGAGE LOCKERS
DOT SYMBOL DOWN ESCALATOR = AIGA SYMBOL ESCALATOR DOWN
DOT SYMBOL UP ESCALATOR = AIGA SYMBOL ESCALATOR UP
DOT SYMBOL COATHANGER = AIGA SYMBOL COAT CHECK

AIGA-only symbols:

AIGA SYMBOL CUSTOMS
AIGA SYMBOL IMMIGRATION

Mere colour-reversed variants of other symbols:

DOT SYMBOL RIGHT POINTING ARROW WHITE ON BLACK -- see AIGA
black-on-white equivalent
DOT SYMBOL FORWARD AND RIGHT POINTING ARROW WHITE ON BLACK -- see AIGA
black-on-white equivalent
DOT SYMBOL FORWARD POINTING ARROW WHITE ON BLACK -- see AIGA
black-on-white equivalent
DOT SYMBOL FORWARD AND LEFT POINTING ARROW WHITE ON BLACK -- see AIGA
black-on-white equivalent
DOT SYMBOL LEFT POINTING ARROW WHITE ON BLACK -- see AIGA black-on-white
equivalent
DOT SYMBOL DOWNWARD AND LEFT POINTING ARROW WHITE ON BLACK -- see AIGA
black-on-white equivalent
DOT SYMBOL DOWNWARD POINTING ARROW WHITE ON BLACK -- see AIGA
black-on-white equivalent
DOT SYMBOL DOWNWARD AND RIGHT POINTING ARROW WHITE ON BLACK -- see AIGA
black-on-white equivalent
Received on Wed May 29 2013 - 15:06:20 CDT