I chose this file to delineate abstraction since it looks like an IQ test for spacial recognition.The three words that hover on top: "Genius," "Intelligence," and "Test" are a reduction of the basic visual elements that we process when viewing a a symbol consisting of the anagram IQ. IQ is a concept based abstraction that delivers the meaning of genius when paired with a sketch of Albert Einstein. This graphic is pure abstraction working at its best since the more representational the visual information, the more specific its reference; the more abstract. This abstraction retains the realistic, recognizable information that denotes a highly evolved intelligence quotient.
This MUNI train image perfectly exemplifies representation in that it directly reports the visual details of the city-wide mass transit system. Visual reality is the basic and dominating experience the viewer recognizes when paired with an abstract of a MUNI map and the symbolic logo. We see a mode of transportation that is recognizable in all the elemental visual material in our daily hustle and bustle getting to and from work or school. We see the world in which we live and travel and sight is the only necessity for visual understanding.
Abstraction towards symbolism requires ultimate simplicity and that is what this image of mathematical symbols does. These symbols are effective because they are recognized, remembered and reduced to connote basically any type of mathematics. These symbols are mechanisms for understanding the concept of mathematics and therefore penetrates the mind of the viewer for significance. These are icons that look like what they mean and is culture-dependent. These symbols are even more effective in the transmission of meaning since they are totally abstract.
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