1,000 Icons, Symbols, and Pictograms: Visual Communication for Every Language

I have to say this is my first "blah" moment with this series of books. Normally I rave about them. (Go ahead, check my reviews. I'll wait.) But this one seems a little ho-hum to me. Maybe it was the subject matter; perhaps icons, symbols and pictograms just can't BE that interesting. Or maybe it was the miniature size of the book. I'll keep it for awhile and maybe I'll learn to like it -- at which point I'll upgrade my review here -- but as it stands now I just can't see that happening. I'm certainly rethinking the large and extensive beaded project that I had planned using symbols and icons because I don't want to bore the public, too.

Came in great condition, thanks!

Waste of money!symbols you've never seen without descriptions or explanations!seller won't pay for return label it's up to you!big ripoff!

Pictogrammes nombreux et diversifiés. Bon catalogue pour avoir des sources d'inspiration et des références dans le domaine des interfaces et des pictogrammes

The media could not be loaded.  Great for graphic designer

This is a visual library of icons and symbols designed for a number of different companies by a number of different designers. The collection shows dozens of single images, each representing an idea, process or activity.If you are looking for ideas for producing your own, this is a good place to start. There is no explanation or breakdown of how the designs came to be. You see the final product, and what it's purpose was (there are some photos showing some of the designs in use), but there is no attempt to show you how the final product was arrived at.There is a very short introduction (one page side), a short designer directory and index, and a few lines about the author.I was looking for something that would help me to understand how ideas evolved into icons, and this book does not provide that, but it is a useful collection of visual devices to help you to come up with ideas of your own.