However, the small amount of real estate means that most of this information is delivered through small symbols and icons rather than text. While this is fine most of the time, it can pose a ...

So many of the symbols and icons we use every day are learned without ever knowing the meanings behind them. We just go about our days, pressing and clicking on buttons, without a second thought ...

It uses various icons and symbols to represent various places. Every symbol and icon used on Google Maps and what they mean is here. Thanks to its accurate directions and real-time traffic updates ...

Tracey Sawyer, a New York designer who owns the Nought Collective, a company specializing in area rugs, is “inspired by the symbols that great civilizations use as icons,” she said.