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Digital Space
December 2020
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Digital symbology
Jonas Althuis
Shown below are a variety of symbols from the digital world, from internet browsing to smartphone apps. Which symbols do you recognise?
Answers (from left to right, top to bottom): Windows settings, play/pause, Instagram, USB, power button, standard cursor, airplane mode, wi-fi, save, laughing emoji, text alignment, Mac command, attach paperclip, undo/redo, bluetooth, select cursor, battery, print, Whatsapp, reply-all, Windows folder.
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