Elvis

I thought this was really cool. It's a portrait of Elvis made out of approx. 900 postcard. Using darker and lighter colored postcards, the designer created something thats visually appealing and its very creative ( even though I saw the exact same idea in a Cheesecake Factory Menu; I wonder who got the idea first?)

Choir

Very simple yet I found it very interesting. Icons can be simplified and it could still have a meaningful message. I seem to have a hard time simplifying mine :-(

coke's version of music

coca-cola made this pillow of music icons... pretty interesting...

Definitions of icon on the Web

An image or symbolic representation often with sacred significance.
www.yannisstavrou.gr/art-glossary.htm

 

A pictorial image used in a graphical user interface to represent a program, a command, a link to a Web page, etc.
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A picture or graphical representation of an object on a display screen to which a user can point to with a device, such as a mouse, to select a particular operation or perform a certain action.
www.unet.univie.ac.at/aix/aixins/aixinsgd/Glossary.htm

 

 

A small graphic image that represents a file or application and when clicked upon produces a programmed result. Use of this mnemonic convention originated at Xerox PARC and was subsequently popularized by the Apple Macintosh. ...
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A graphic symbol used in a computer program to represent an object or process.
www.scotsmist.co.uk/glossary_i.html

 

 

A small picture on the computer screen that represents and object, such as a document, program, folder or disk drive.
www.bradycommunications.com/perspectives/glossary.aspx

 

 

A graphical representation of various elements in Windows, such as disk drives, applications and documents.
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(Greek, "image") This is any image of a sacred personage or sacred scene; the term now is usually used to refer to a representation on a portable panel.
www.neobyzantine.org/help/glossary.php

 

 

From the Greek word for image. A panel painting of one or more sacred personages such as Christ, the Virgin, a saint. Illuminated Manuscript: A manuscript decorated with drawings or paintings in tempera colors. ...
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Miniature pictures, on-screen or in printed material, that represent a single function, object, or idea.
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A picture or symbol that represents a task, command or object. Users can select the object or action by clicking on its icon.
www.micro2000.co.uk/products/remotescope/glossary.htm

 

 

Represents an object or program on your hard drive usually by a graphic or logo.
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a small picture representing a file, disk, or other object
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In a graphical user interface (GUI), a small, pictorial, on-screen representation of an object, such as a document, program, folder or disk drive.
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Painting on wood panels used for devotional purposes in churches, not homes, to bless the righteous, punish wrong doers and witness oaths. Ethiopian icons date from the mid-15th century to the present day.
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A symbol that illustrates a concept or message without the use of words. Many corporate identities incorporate an icon with the name in an established manner.
www.jhsph.edu/identity/glossary/glossary.shtml

 

 

A small graphic which when clicked, using a mouse, launches an application program. Within an application icons are grouped together as 'toolbars' to provide quick access to particular functions.
www.its.strath.ac.uk/helpdesk/glossary/

 

 

A small picture used in place of another entity. Window managers often use icons to represent devices, wastebaskets, etc.
data.bolton.ac.uk/bissto/glossary/index.htm

 

 

A figure, representation or image, which is itself regarded as sacred.
www.mda.org.uk/archobj/archobji.htm

 

 

A small on-screen picture which represents something: a program, a folder, a data file, a command shortcut. input Information entered into a computer, or the act of entering such information. You can input information using input devices such as the keyboard, mouse or a scanner. ...
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An on-screen graphic representing an interface element that a user can select or manipulate--for example, an application, document, or disk.
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A small image or picture on a computer screen that is a symbol for folders, disks, peripherals, programs etc.
www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/computing.htm

 

 

a symbol or small picture on the display screen representing a software application or operation. Typically, a user points to or selects the icon with a pointing device, such as a mouse, to manipulate the program or operation in specific ways.
www.eos.ncsu.edu/guide/glossary.html

 

 

In the context of application information files, icons represent applications when embedded, or when they are shown on the extras bar or system shell. In the context of the GDI, an icon is a bitmap (and mask) which is drawable and selectable. ...
www.symbian.com/Developer/techlib/v70sdocs/doc_source/GlobalGlossary/GlossaryDocumentI.html

 

 

Strictly speaking, the correct term is glyph. An icon is a visual representation of a concept or idea. In computing it takes the form of a small graphic, which when clicked, launches an application.
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(computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface picture: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church 
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An icon (from Greek , eikon, "image") is an image, picture, or representation; it is a sign or likeness that stands for an object by signifying or representing it, or by analogy, as in semiotics; in computers an icon is a symbol on the monitor used to signify a command, file or record; by ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon

 

 

Icon was an American heavy metal (or glam metal) band formed in 1981 in Phoenix, Arizona, by Dan Wexler, Stephen Clifford and Tracy Wallach. The band only recorded four albums, and disbanded in 1990. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon (band)

 

 

Icon is a studio album recorded by Asia band members John Wetton & Geoffrey Downes. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon (album)

 

 

Icon is a historical fiction novel by British author Frederick Forsyth. Its plot centers around the politics of the Russian Federation in 1999, with an extremist party close to seizing power. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon (novel)

 

 

Icon is a fictional superhero created by Milestone Comics and published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Icon #1 (May 1993), and was created by Dwayne McDuffie and Denys Cowan. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon (comics)

 

 

Icon International Holdings Inc. via its subsidiary Icon International Airlines intends to engage in the business of providing all business class seats primarily on point-to-point routes. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon (airline)

 

 

Semeiotic is a term used by Charles Sanders Peirce to distinguish his theory of triadic sign relations from other approaches to the same subject matter. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon (semeiotic)

 

 

Semiotics, semiotic studies, or semiology is the study of signs and symbols, both individually and grouped into sign systems. It includes the study of how meaning is constructed and understood. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon (semiotics)

 

 

On computer displays, a computer icon is a small pictogram. Icons have been used to supplement the normal alphanumerics of the computer. Modern computers now can handle bitmapped graphics on the display terminal, so the icons are widely used to assist users. 
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"Icon" is an episode from Season 8 of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon (Stargate SG-1)

 

 

Icon is the fourth studio album recorded by British band Paradise Lost. 
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon (Paradise Lost album)

 

Icon is a very high-level programming language featuring goal directed execution and many facilities for managing strings and textual patterns. It is related to SNOBOL, a string processing language. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icon (programming language)

first time blogger...

this is interesting...hopefully i'll like it :-)