Refined Notes.
- Its in human nature to decode things, signs for example.
- Still on signs, A red circle with a white centre can represent a command, or an instruction along with a warning.
- Triangular red signs show that you should be alerted by something, or be aware.
- Many of our sign comes from old english words, used in a new context.
Typically, if you show someone a red sign with a white background, they will associate it with danger or warning, caution. It is an unusual assocation to make, the only ties with red and danger would be religion, since hell and satan are always depicted as red.
The circle sign makes sense, a large intrusive shape to get the message across clearly. That coupled with being a smooth shape, which shows calm and relaxed. Much like a command.
Dual carriageway for example, is an old english word used to describe the roads which horse carriages would travel. 1 road for each direction. However now its used to describe the 4 lane, 2 directional road for motorvehicles.
Video Games have a few noticable things that poeple have associations with. The most common being the red Cross, which even though this is JUST applicable to games, it has a strong role as a sign of life, healing, regeneration. Majority of games include a mechanism to regain life lost due to the story, itd be unfair otherwise.
But what is unusual is that we use a big, angry, jagged cross coloured with the color of warning. Why does a cross represent health? why not the loveheart shape? Some games do use that instead, But medical supplies in general get represented with this.Too much overanalysis, need sleep..
