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Subject: Re: What to know & universal icons
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>In article <56543@aerospace.AERO.ORG> abbott@itro3.aero.org (Russell J. Abbott) writes:
>>In the world of instantly accessible information that we are
>>constructing I'm beginning to wonder what one should actually bother to
> 
>Here are my entries in the universal icon contest. I have my doubts
>that they are really universal, but I have not had the chance to test
>them out on any genuine space aliens yet to be sure.
> 
>Arrows as icons for directions:

It is interesting to not that the "arrow" was invented in the
early 20th century by a Bauhaus architectural/artist (I think
it was Paul Klee).  This might be worth looking up but, to
make the point - the arrow seems to be a cultural recent artifact
and perhaps its recency says something about its universality (?)
Perhaps not.  COmments?

Edward Shelton, Project Manager
ARCH Development Corporation
arch_ems@gsbacd.uchicago.edu