I finished off my historical studies of visual communication with a look at another important book in the history of graphic design:
"Marks of Excellence" by Per Mullerop - This gave me a very good quote on early graphic design by talking about the development of the rebus:
"Rebuses - Images that can be read as words or letters - embrace the linguistic and pictorial functions of trademarks. The image of the eye is one of the most effective of these puns."
This helps to put the use of pictograms which is basically what my signs for the children will be, into an historical perspective.
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