Graphics

=**Graphics**= = =
 * [[image:mario.jpg align="left" caption="Super Mario"]] || The term "Graphics" refers to any image, whether it is a photograph, an icon, a logo or diagram according to [|Digital Signage Today]. The image to the left is a graphic of a digital image of [|Mario], an iconic character that is copyright to [|Nintendo Entertainment.] To the right, we have a photograph of an [|Atari video game system.] Though both are different (one a photograph, the other a digital image), both are graphics. || [[image:atari.jpg align="right" caption="Atari videogame system"]] ||

Icons-What is an Icon?
An [|icon] is a simple symbol or picture that represents another thing. Once you establish an icon in your document or interface, it should always stand for the same thing. A good icon needs no explanation.



**Symbols- What is a Symbol?**
[|Symbols] are objects, characters, figures, sounds, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts.Symbols and logos are special, highly condensed information forms or identifiers. Symbols are abstract representation of a particular idea or identity. [|The CBS “eye”] and the active “television” are symbolic forms, which we learn to recognize as representing a particular concept or company.



**Logos- What is a Logo?**
//“A Logo is a distinctive symbol or identification of a company, object ,publication, person service or idea// says [|Sean Adams] in his book "[|Logo Design Workbook]." A [|logo] is a combination of graphic symbols and type, usually used for a company or organization's brand. Logotypes are corporate identifications based on a special typographical word treatment. Some identifiers are hybrid, or combinations of symbol and logotype. In order to create these identifiers, the designer must have a clear vision of the corporation or idea to be represented and of the audience to which the message is directed.