Symbols

Love is love
Virtual hugs
Linda Devine

Once upon a time, the movie theater was an important part of a community’s tapestry.

“United we stand, divided we fall.” – Aesop

Straight away
In a quandary
Horns of a dilemma

Decisions must be made at every juncture.

“There’s only one direction you can coast.” – Brian Tracy

Sidewalk dining
Authentic memorabilia
Junction scramble

The clean and clear high desert air enhances object demarcation, as old memories fuel new experience.

“It’s a sign of a good diner to have customers who are stuck in time. A well-known rule of eating is that if there are no time-loop customers, the place probably isn’t worth even ordering a plate of fries.” – Joseph Fink

Juncture disruption
Connection arrow
Warning resource

Encoded to construct an action response, roadway symbols promote behavior modification.

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” – Pablo Picasso

Getting nearer
Going through
The movements

Outsider art emerges successfully on the street, momentarily arresting attention.

“I’m curious about life, period.” – Graham Nash

Surf boutique
Beach fashion
Cover up

Clever names play on phraseology open to multiple interpretations.

“Poets are people who never forget they were born naked.” – Marty Rubin

Background foundation
Conception reckoned
Syntactic order

The past is inscribed in the present.

“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” – Winston S. Churchill

Frozen cubes
Chilled product
Vary by market

On the side of a convenience store, solid state water in bags.

“We all get the same amount of ice. The rich get it in the summer. The poor get it in the winter.” – Bat Masterson

Negative concept
Enunciation function
Collective disposition

Messages depend on context framing.

“Seen from this perspective, theoretical expression no longer comes between social object and praxis.” – Felix Guattari

Last one to doubt
These circumstances
Meaning ambiguous

Sometimes cryptic messages are found on the back of conventional road signs.

“Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.” – Jules Verne