GROUP IDENTIFIERS
6 DIRECTIONAL SYMBOLS
Directional symbols have been the oldest types of road sign, where pictorial signs are used in place of words. Most common one is arrows. Arrows have been the most effective symbol. For this particular research, I had to find 5 Symbols that do not use arrows. So the following image are what i discovered in and around Sydney. Surprisingly it was very challenging because most of the road signs i found had arrows in them.
Symbol 1: Bicycle symbol.
Symbol 2: Zebra crossing Symbol.
Symbol 2: Zebra crossing Symbol.
Symbol 3: Children Crossing Road Symbol.
Symbol 4: Find your way around Symbol. Footmarks on the floor. I found this at Parklea markets in Blacktown. It was a carpet shop, led you around the shop, from the entry to exit
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Symbol 5: Cross road symbol.
Symbol 6: Zebra crossing.
GROUP IDENTIFIERS
5 SYMBOLS THAT REPRESENT GROUPS
1: Indian Community (social group)
2: Parramatta Eels (Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta)
3: Girl Guides Australia
4: The Sydney Breast Cancer Foundation
5: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association
TRIBAL SYMBOL PROCESS
We focused more on our group as a tribe, for our major assessment. As a group of four, we brainstormed our passions, things we like, our values etc. So we created a mind map, then a paragraph from the mind map, a sentence, one word and a symbol that describes what we stand for.
Mind map - our likes, values and dislikes
A Paragraph, Sentence and Word
SUPERSITIONS, OLD WIVES TALES
SYMBOLS THAT REPRESENT SUPERSTITION/LEGENDS/MYTHS
Symbol 1 and 2: Kanthi and mangalsutra
photo of me and my mum in traditional attire
The left of the picture,i have always worn a gold and tulsi(basil plant) necklace called kanthi around my neck, because of my hindu religion. The kanthi is a double stranded necklace made of wooden beads from the tulsi plant. Tulsi is said to be a sacred plant. When someone places a kanthi around their neck, they take the vows of the religion and swear by their own necks to abide by the regulations.According to the Hindu scriptures, Lord Swaminarayan commanded every devotee to wear one. to symbolize the union between The Lord and the devotee.
My mother, on the right, wears a mangalsutra necklace, black and gold beads. Mangalsutra is the token of dignity and love given to a bride by her groom. On the wedding day, the groom ties the Mangalsutra around the neck of the bride, while the priest recites Vedic hymns and prays. It signifies the union of the bride and the groom, amidst the presence of deities, who are believed to be attending the marriage
Symbol 3: Sindur (red dot)
my aunt in her traditional attire
A married indian woman has to put the red sindur(red dot) on her forehead. Sindur' means red- a representation of Shakti(goddess of strength) symbolizes love. The bindi captivates the lover whom she always carries in her thoughts. Red stands for fire-fire of passion, fire that has a power to destroy-which can be seen in many legends. It symbolizes the female energy which is believed to protect women and their husbands. the part where the sindur is applied is also related to the 6th chakra - wisdom
Symbol 4: khanda
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This is the symbol for sikhism, used in most temples and sikh flags.The swords represents truth and the will to fight for what is right. The circle in the middle means that there is only one God, never beginning and never ending.
Symbol 5: ayyavazhi
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This the symbol for the tamil hindu religion.
EVOLUTION
SYMBOLS/SIGNS THAT HAVE CHANGED/EXTENDED THEIR MEANINGS
what's in a kiss?
Why do we kiss? what was the reason behind it?
Kissing has extended its meaning from caveman days to today. Some cultures, like Hindu, believe showing any kind of affection to your partner in public was a sin, thus kissing anyone was a sin. If you kissed your brother-in-law/sister-in-law, it was a adultery. Christianity seal a promise of commitment with a kiss. I came up with following theories of why we kiss:
1. the kiss as a sign of affection, between mother and child
and later, between adults: relatives, friends...etc.
2. the kiss to symbolize spiritual union between two couples/adults.
A kiss during a wedding to seal marriages in
different cultures are used to
symbolize the joining of two souls.
3. Some cultures use kissing as a form of greeting.
Well, kissing was special, i believe in ancient times, it had a meaning behind it. Now days, kisses range from small pecks on the cheeks as a greeting, to the use of the lips and tongue as a sign of passion. Thus creating different types of kisses , which even today, new ways of kissing are invented. Its different in every form, but 'a kiss is a kiss'. Its being discovered in new cultures and generations, although Indian cultures are yet to discover it.
http://www.syncrat.com/
http://ishare.rediff.com/photo/cars-bikes/sania
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http://www.expats-moving-and-relocation-
guide.com/nonverbal-communication.html
guide.com/nonverbal-communication.html
3 DRAFT VERSIONS FOR CLIENT APPROVAL (CAUSE SYMBOL)
The symbols below represent balance. Balance of nature, elements and space. So I decided to use green, grey and brown to represent this. the symbol of the leaf makes it much easier to understand.
The symbols below represent balance. Balance of nature, elements and space. So I decided to use green, grey and brown to represent this. the symbol of the leaf makes it much easier to understand.
We ended up picking the following as our final pitch to class.
REVOLUTION
A REVOLUTIONARY/MOVEMENT OF INTEREST CONTEXT SYMBOL THAT HAS CHANGED/REUSED TODAY OR IS MOST COMMON NOW
WEEK 6
For this week we had to research a symbol that were originally defined to certain groups/were part of a revolutionary existence/reflect certain type of people, and have changed/reused for another purpose and are common today.
I picked the Rastafari Movement as one of the revolutionary periods that influenced a lot of people. It started as a religious movement that arose in christian culture in Jamaica. It was influenced by the former emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie. They had certain symbols that defined who/what they were, their religion, culture, character, personality were. As an example, the dreadlocks, the colors, the marijuana, the lion.
1. The Lion of Judah is perceived and worshiped by most Rastafarians and some Coptic Ethiopians in the form of an afrikan messiah Haile Selassie
http://thepatternist.blogspot.com/2009/10/black-star-ressurection-lion-is-lamb.html
A Custom t-shirt incorporating the lion of Judah and colors that represent the Rastafari movement
A Custom t-shirt incorporating the lion of Judah and colors that represent the Rastafari movement
http://shop.cafepress.com.au/rasta-lion
2. The dreadlocks.
The wearing of dreadlocks is very closely associated with the movement. Rastas that maintain the locks, follow the religion that said shaving off was a bad omen, baldness did not represent holiness. Nowadays, the dreadlocks has become a famous hairstyle and are worn by people, celebs like whoopi goldberg had one. Most reggae artists are influenced by the Rastafari movement.
http://www.w-hairstyle.com/dreadlock-hairstyles/
The colors - The Rastafarian colors of red, gold and green (sometimes also including black) are very commonly sported on Rastafari flag, badges, posters etc.
Music has long played an integral role in Rastafari, and the connection between the movement and various kinds of music has become well known, this could be due to the international fame of reggae artists such as Bob Marley.
Unfortunately, the way of life/movement today, has changed. It continues to be exploited to represent other themes. Most do not understand the symbols that have come to represent this group of people and are therefore judged. The true rastafari live a life based on their beliefs, living a natural life.
INTANGIBLE SYMBOLS
Intangible symbols represent thoughts, ideas, concepts, memories, stories etc that came to be symbolic. For example the word 'Qualia' represents any conscious activity like the taste of wine, the feeling of headache. the word which is a latin word, and most probably means something else, has been used to represent intangible symbols. For this research, i had again the Rastfari movement. The movement developed to a religion, and latter on intagible symbols came to represent their passion and existence.
Intangible symbols represent thoughts, ideas, concepts, memories, stories etc that came to be symbolic. For example the word 'Qualia' represents any conscious activity like the taste of wine, the feeling of headache. the word which is a latin word, and most probably means something else, has been used to represent intangible symbols. For this research, i had again the Rastfari movement. The movement developed to a religion, and latter on intagible symbols came to represent their passion and existence.
