Symbol

A concrete representation or figure (icon) of something that cannot be perceived directly&sbquo such as a meaning or value&sbquo is called a symbol. The origin of the word "symbol" is the Greek verb symballein (to put things together)&sbquo and its noun symbolon. Symbolon meant something that was split into two so that the owner of one half could identify herself to the owner of the other half by joining them together. Therefore&sbquo the basic meaning of ''symbol" is something that can prove similarity or connection even if there is nothing else in common between the two. The meaning&sbquo however&sbquo is not necessarily limited to having Similarity. Symbol is a polysemous concept. The symbolizing item and the symbolized item are a binary pair that possess similarity through some kind of association (correspondence) and the existence of organizationally or socially agreed upon rules that are established between the two. When the two have a mutually exposing relationship. or when a deep or rich connection is found between the two&sbquo the side that suggests the deep relationship is the symbol. By using this mutually exposing relationship as a guide&sbquo every sign that mediates between real existence and spirit can defined as a symbol. In other words there exist polysemous rules of expression to decipher the binary relationship. For example&sbquo it can be a way of thinking that translates the abstract into the concrete&sbquo turns complexity into simplicity&sbquo or transforms the unknown Into something familiar. Design undoubtedly includes procedures or stages of symbolizing&sbquo or its process. Applying meaning or value through design first involves turning the image or concept into a symbol&sbquo or something that possesses symbolic nature&sbquo that will lead to the acceptance of the final result of a given design as shared meaning and value&sbquo by expressing it as something that exists&sbquo functions and is structured.

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