Gerd Arntz - Graphic Designer

I really like the 'unemployed' man that begins the slideshow. One is by Arntz, the other by Rudolf Modley. the symbol contains very minimum information yet it has so much emotion. The body language captured from the posture of the men, the position and angle of the head, hands in the pockets and stance combine to suggest the difficulties the men face. Modley's man looks very upset and unhopeful, whereas Arntz figure appears more optimistic with his chin up quite literally. Even simplistic figures like these can carry many connotations, every stroke is important.

There are example of similar icons to the ones I am using such as the frying pan, scales, wrench and computer. These helped to inspire me as I developed my own pictograms.

The book is useful for explaining some rules of the language. Geons are shapes 'stored' in the brain which is one method adopted. Another is called taking a line for a walk where it traces around an object. The object being drawn should be drawn at the angle which best describes it. I also learnt to avoid using perspective as it's another layer for the brain to understand.

The man carrying a suitcase with his family has different shades of emphasis. This is something which I'm also interested in. In some of my pictograms I have secondary information which could be shown in the lighter shade.