Japan has a strong connection to Olympic pictograms: they were first used at the Tokyo Games in 1964 as a language-free way of helping people navigate the events. The idea was so successful that ...

Understanding the construction and interpretation of pictograms. Gordon the Crow is in charge of the bird table. One day he runs out of nuts. The stock is low and he cannot work out what is needed ...

Over 50 years since pictograms were first used at the Tokyo 1964 Olympics, Japanese designer Masaaki Hiromura has created 50 new symbols ahead of next year’s event In 1964, Japan took to the world ...

A pictogram uses pictures or symbols to represent data or information. Each picture represents a number of items, making the data clear and easy to read. The title of the pictogram tells us what ...