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THE SYMBOL GROUP FOUNDERS Sue Perks (Isotype and Dreyfuss scholar, writer and researcher) Wibo Bakker (pictogram scholar and design researcher) Jason Forrest (Editor of Nightingale, pictogram scholar and data visualizer) Vassoula Vasiliou (Brand Strategist & Creative Consultant). Symbol ’24: Icons for Society is sponsored by The British Academy and the Wellcome Trust. The Symbol Group is endorsed by IIID. Funding from the Information Design Association kindly enabled us to create The Symbol Group network to benefit designers, design researchers and students and run our inaugural symposium Symbol ’22.
The Symbol Group is an international discussion group for symbol-related matters. Our aim is to promote a deeper appreciation of the symbol in contemporary society, striving for more diversity and international understanding of the power of simple, direct communication. Our core mission is to generate biennial symposia using symbol anniversaries to promote the understanding of symbols in contemporary practice.
The International Institute for Information Design (IIID) was founded to develop research and practice in optimizing information and information systems for knowledge transfer in everyday life, business, education and science.
The main concern of the International Institute for Information Design (IIID) is to contribute to a better understanding within the human community with respect to cultural and economic issues by means of improved visual and other forms of communication. Special attention is paid to the potential of graphic information design to overcome both social and language barriers.
British Academy Conferences bring together scholars from around the world to present, discuss and consolidate new research in the humanities and social sciences. Held at the British Academy’s own premises in London, at venues across the UK, or online, these landmark occasions offer students, scholars and specialists a chance to expand their networks and learn about the latest developments in their field. The scheme includes a strand of British Academy / Wellcome Trust Conferences, designed to foster discussion and debate on health and wellbeing-related themes.
