I think this was a good discussion talking about language and communicating without phonetics touching on quite a few forms of language and creativity. This
was my thoughts below to this question.
Is it possible real ideographic way of communicate ideas? that is think, communicate and learn without phonetic chains? New era challenge require a more rapid and easy way of thinking.
My thoughts, love the discussion: http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=1782421&type=member&item=10926482
Susan Kare designed the trash can, apologies not checking who, someone mentioned basing language on gesture and I like the term grant put iconic physiology I think it was, still needs to be learned like phonetics. but she made the smiling face on load up of the Mac in 84'
When I was reading, I came across that language needed to search for the strongest metaphor (object) to relate meaning like an ideogram (pg 28-29 in my writings link below). But someone said they try to unlearn what they know and think of objects without words, I try it too. led me into representing objects through shapes, silhouettes. I also liked the story that a guy shuts his eyes, similar to Claude Heath and tries to draw the world, like Betty Edwards I think it was, drawing on the left side. altering our perception, being creative, looking at line drawings upside down for the first time you see it challenges you to work out what it is, you just copy it. not sure how the advance to not using phonetics. unlearning advances the creativity and ultimately the imagining of new ways I guess.
Logos do it, icons for blogger, wordpress (ok still letters), delicious, squidoo, digg (the people) these are universal, they're most widely seen (internet).
Brands do it, coca cola (letters I know).
I'm sure its got to involve more senses other than sight to be more widely applicable without phonetics. brail and tactility, still represent a letter in the alphabet though I think. But I like that the grid comes into it, all characters equal in size, maybe not area but equal height and relative width.
Similar to time dimension brought into sound with Morse code again representing letters. they look good graphically, cant remember the artist-designer
Still, a group of people would need to agree to discerned representations, otherwise how can they communicate complex thought like we're doing here? http://www.visualisationmagazine.com/dissertation.htm pg 28-29 about. Please share you thoughts, links.
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