We see these symbols everywhere. These symbols were designed to address universal communication needs; a very crucial form of communication specially when people from different cultures, backgrounds, languages meet, such as international airports. We have also beginning to see symbol design popularity increases as symbols are used to accommodate scheming, jumping and scanning content information effectively.
In this article, you will find a complete sets of symbol designs that were developed by AIGA and best of all, they are all copyright-free symbols. Files are available in EPS and GIF format.
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SYMBOLS SIGNS
The complete set of 50 passenger/pedestrian symbols developed by AIGA is now available on the web, free of charge. Signs are available in EPS and GIF formats.
About the symbol signs
This system of 50 symbol signs was designed for use at the crossroads of modern life: in airports and other transportation hubs and at large international events. Produced through a collaboration between AIGA and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), they are an example of how public-minded designers can address a universal communication need.
Prior to this effort, numerous international, national and local organizations had devised symbols to guide passengers and pedestrians through transportation facilities and other sites of international exchange. While effective individual symbols had been designed, there was no system of signs that communicated the required range of complex messages, addressed people of different ages and cultures and were clearly legible at a distance.
A first set of 34 symbols was published in 1974, and received one of the first Presidential Design Awards; 16 more symbols were added in 1979. These copyright-free symbols have become the standard for off-the-shelf symbols in the catalogues of U.S. sign companies. They are now available on the web for the first time.
AIGA Signs and Symbols Committee members:
Thomas Geismar
Seymour Chwast
Rudolph de Harak
John Lees
Massimo Vignelli
Production designers:
Roger Cook and Don Shanosky
Page, Arbitrio and Resen, Ltd.
Project coordinators:
Don Moyer and Karen Moyer
Mark Ackley and Juanita Dugdale
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Telephone

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Currency Exchange

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Cashier

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First Aid

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Lost and Found

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Coat Check

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Baggage Lockers

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Escalator

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Escalator – Down

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Escalator – Up

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Stairs

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Stairs – Down

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Stairs – Up

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Elevator

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Toilets – Men

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Toilets – Women

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Toilets

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Nursery

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Drinking Fountain

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Waiting Room

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Information

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Hotel Information

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Airport Information

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Heliport

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Taxi

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Bus

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Ground Transportation

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Rail Transportation

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Water Transportation

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Car Rental

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Restaurant

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Coffeeshop

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Bar

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Shops

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Barber Shop – Beauty Salon

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Barber Shop

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Beauty Salon

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Ticket Purchase

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Baggage Check In

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Baggage Claim

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Customs

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Immigration

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Departing Flights

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Arriving Flights

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Smoking

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Non Smoking

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Parking

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No Dogs

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No Entry

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Exit

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Fire Extinguisher

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Litter Disposal

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Right Arrow

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Forward and Right Arrow

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Up Arrow

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Forward and Left Arrow

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Left Arrow

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Left and Down Arrow

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Down Arrow

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Right and Down Arrow

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First published by AIGA, the professional association for design. www.aiga.org
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