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glyph |glif|
noun
1 a hieroglyphic character or symbol; a pictograph : flanges painted with esoteric glyphs.
• strictly, a sculptured symbol (e.g., as forming the ancient Mayan writing system).
• Computing a small graphic symbol.
2 Architecture an ornamental carved groove or channel, as on a Greek frieze.

DERIVATIVES
glyphic |ˈglifik| adjective

ORIGIN late 18th cent. (sense 2) : from French glyphe, from Greek gluphē ‘carving.’

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Hockey Moms Deserve Better (Design)


Wondering why all those handmade signs you saw during the Republican National Convention looked so similar to each other? That's because they were all made by RNC staff or volunteers beforehand and distributed to selected attendees!
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