These copyright-free symbols have become the standard for off-the-shelf symbols in the catalogues of U.S. Based on their conclusions, a team of AIGA member designers produced the symbols.Ī first set of 34 symbols was published in 1974, and received one of the first Presidential Design Awards 16 more symbols were added in 1979. AIGA appointed a committee of five leading designers of environmental graphics, who evaluated the symbols and made recommendations for adapting or redesigning them. To develop such a system, AIGA and DOT compiled an inventory of symbol systems that had been used in various locations worldwide, from airports and train stations to the Olympic Games. While effective individual symbols had been designed, there was no system of signs that communicated the required range of complex messages, addressed people of different ages and cultures and were clearly legible at a distance. Prior to this effort, numerous international, national and local organizations had devised symbols to guide passengers and pedestrians through transportation facilities and other sites of international exchange. Additional symbol signs are available free of charge at The Noun Project. The complete set of 50 passenger/pedestrian symbols developed by AIGA is available for all to use, free of charge in EPS and GIF format. Department of Transportation (DOT), they are an example of how public-minded designers can address a universal communication need. Produced through a collaboration between AIGA and the U.S. This system of 50 symbol signs was designed for use at the crossroads of modern life: in airports and other transportation hubs and at large international events.

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