Symbol Sourcebook

"A ready reference aid and an inspiration to designers . . . All in all the best book now available on symbols."
-Library Journal
This unparalleled reference represents a major achievement in the field of graphic design. Famed industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss recognized the importance of symbols in communicating more quickly and effectively; for many years he and his staff collected and codified graphic symbols as they are used in all walks of life throughout the world. The result is this "dictionary" of universally used graphic symbols.
Henry Dreyfuss designed this sourcebook to be as practical and easy to use as possible by arranging the symbol information within ingeniously devised sections: Basic Symbols represents a concise and highly selective grouping of symbols common to all disciplines (on-off, up-down, etc.). Disciplines provides symbols used in accommodations and travel, agriculture, architecture, business, communications, engineering, photography, sports, safety, traffic controls, and many other areas. i< Color lists the meanings of each of the colors in various worldwide applications and cultures.

Semantography / C. K. Bliss Isotype / Marie Neurath
Basic symbols
Accommodations and travel including terminals
Agriculture
Agronomy
Livestock and dairy products
Farm structure and lands
Forestry
Implements
Architecture
Drafting
Landscaping and planning
Astronomy
Biology including botany, molecular biology
Business including computers, office equipment, shops and services
Chemistry
Communications including movement and dance, non-graphic alphabets
Engineering: chemical, electrical, mechanical
Folklore
Alchemy
Astrology
Hobo signs
Geography
Geology
Handling of goods
Home economics including appliances
Manufacturing including heavy duty machinery
Mathematics
Medicine including equipment, hospitals
Meteorology
Music
Photography
Physics
Recreation including Olympics
Religion
Safety
Traffic: road, air, marine, rail
Vehicle controls including 3-dimensional shapes
Graphic form
Color