Visual Puns

Here are some visual puns that relate to environmental & social concerns.

Emoticons

Shops

Hotel Information

Beauty Salon

Animal Symbols

This set of symbols for the Washington D.C. zoo is very clear and executed well.

Design Currency

Here's a great link that deals a lot with symbolism in general:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjpzNfi2H9I

Clothing Care

I'm curious how the triangle came to mean "bleach" and the circle "dryclean". These symbols are very confusing

Passage of Time

There are tons of symbols on the broad topic of time, here are a bunch that I found interesting. Many of the links include other symbols included in the same symbol in the symbol description.

http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/46/4613.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/27/278.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/17/1717.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/05/054.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/02/0212.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/29/2916.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/45/4516.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/04/0436.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/30/3045.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/48/4827.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/23/2318.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/38/387.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/42/4230.html

Push and Pull

Here are some symbolic representations of push and pull:

http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/22/2240.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/26/2610.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/28/286.html
http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/46/4612.html

Visual Puns - Book Covers - When You Are Engulfed in Flames

The skeleton is a great way to depict the grim death that comes from smoking.

Visual Puns - Book Covers - Payback

Clever depiction of the evils of money.

Visual Puns - Book Covers - In the Cut

The shock value of this cover, simply because of the red line, is impressive. It's simple but so successful.

Earth Equation

This looks like some kind of formula or equation to me. I'm having trouble figuring out exactly what it means but the symbolism is appealing. I think it's the basketball throws me off.

Rainbow Pancakes

Creative use of color, funny how the pancakes still look edible even though they are green, blue, purple etc.