Ever wondered how USB, Bluetooth, Power got their symbols? Here it is...Origins of Common UI Symbols, Explained [Infographic]

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntFf6pbGikxIdSwDGPNwT6WIf8Upm9TZGrii6HCB2Tw1QKKBrxVZeOsGt1m1Z-cGMIzb-7aKFOm6jJBKIeh8FVc4523zRcDow5Hlkb8QYwql_vuZyOLHbwTUMLWEXnbSHeNtoxzH5fz7L/s1600/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntFf6pbGikxIdSwDGPNwT6WIf8Upm9TZGrii6HCB2Tw1QKKBrxVZeOsGt1m1Z-cGMIzb-7aKFOm6jJBKIeh8FVc4523zRcDow5Hlkb8QYwql_vuZyOLHbwTUMLWEXnbSHeNtoxzH5fz7L/s1600/Capture.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>Power?  USB? Bluetooth? You’ve seen their symbols. Here’s where they came from...<br />They are road signs for your daily rituals—the instantly recognized symbols and icons you press, click and ogle countless times a day when you interact with your computer. But how much do you know about their origins?<br /><br />For e.g, power symbol, better known as a circle with a point out the top, was not crafted from historical legend or greek mythology. It’s the result of engineers seeking symbolic efficiency. In WWII hardware, 1 labeled an "on" switch, and 0 represented "off." Eventually, these two merged to simply represent “power.” That's a neat evolution when you consider that the language of computers is a collection of 1s and 0s--which represents transistors turned on and off--known as binary code.<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><i>Click on Infographic to enlarge</i><br /><br /><br /><div class="visually_embed"><img alt="Origins of Common UI Symbols" class="visually_embed_infographic" src="http://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/OriginsofCommonUISymbols_528e5b7bdb96a_w587.png" /><br /><div class="visually_embed_cycle">by <a href="http://visual.ly/users/sofyay?utm_source=visually_embed" target="_blank">sofyay</a>. <br />Explore more <a href="http://visual.ly/">infographics</a> like this one on the web's largest information design community - <a href="http://visual.ly/">Visually</a>.</div><script class="visually_embed_script" id="visually_embed_script_94978" src="http://a.visual.ly/api/embed/94978" type="text/javascript"></script></div></div>

Ever wondered how USB, Bluetooth, Power got their symbols? Here it is...Origins of Common UI Symbols, Explained [Infographic]

Power?  USB? Bluetooth? You’ve seen their symbols. Here’s where they came from... They are road signs for your daily rituals—the instantly r...

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