One of the reasons we feel familiar with icons begins with a simple reason that we can easily understand them, either from a single character using ancient hieroglyphics from ancient Egypt or learning first words from children’s picture books. A hieroglyphic that could use a word instead had to replace its meaning, and it would…
The Kebab, The Hamburger, and Determinatives
Upon exploration of various mobile applications, ranging from social media platforms to AI companions, there were two icons that remained consistent: the Hamburger and the Kebab. According to material.io, the Hamburger icon serves as the Navigation icon, commonly allocated to the far left, whereas Kebab is referred to as the Overflow menu, typically to the…
From Old World Icons to the Apple Music App
I looked at the apple music app for this exploration. I thought it was interesting how they seem to go back to basic human emotions for some of their icon, while others adhere to a much more recent set of iconography. Their use of the sound bars for radio and the triangle for play are…
