Power of Images

An image, simply nothing but only the piece of art and it is we humans who denotes various meanings to these pieces of art. In our culture pictures have become tools used to elicit specific and planned emotional reactions in the people who see them. These pictures-these images are created to give us pleasure-as when we watch them or to convey any order or warning. Various images of signs or symbols are also related to respective religions and hold religious pictures. For instance the cross signs, pictures that evoke these deep memories can be very powerful-and also very spiritual.

Apart from these even a small object of everyday use can hold a deep essence of life. A person looking at a flame will not give the thought that how this small string of flame is filled with passion, divine, life and lust and is associated with various other meanings and beliefs be held by people. Fire signs act on instinct or "sixth sense," and that makes them look reckless to more cautious types.

Flame

Red is hot. It's a strong color that conjures up a range of seemingly conflicting emotions from passionate love to violence and warfare. Red is Cupid and the Devil. If color red is seen from cultural point of view it denotes red power tie for business people and the red carpet for celebrities and VIPs. Flashing red lights denote danger or emergency. Stop signs and stop lights are red to get the drivers' attention and alert them to the dangers of the intersection. In some cultures, red denotes purity, joy, and celebration.

A safety sign is a visual alerting device which advises the observer of a potential hazard. The signs are usually eye catching and clearly convey the intended message. They are again denoted in red colors as to attract attention and also convey danger which is nearby. Safety signs consist of signal word, a message panel, and/or a pictorial symbol that are displayed in specific colors to alert and inform observers to take precautionary or other appropriate action in the presence of potential hazards. These signs are for sure not learnt by any of us but they are in are subconscious and we do observe and follow them.

No honking sign

Well this logo does not require any explanations. It is universally used by all countries governments and followed by people. This trash logo placed on every bin also awakens the responsibility of citizens to keep their country clean. Many of the people do see this sign and yet do not put garbage in trash bins which is a shame on their part. Countries like UAE take serious actions on throwing garbage on roads like giving fines to people who do not follow the rule of using trash bins are successful in keeping the country free of roadside garbage and have maintained high standards of living.

Trash Bin

While images may represent our experiences much like a shadow represents the object that casts the shadow, symbols represent ideas. Other symbols are part of affirmations and metaphors that catch our attention because they resonate with our experience. While there is power in universally shared symbols, there is perhaps greater power in those that grow out of personal experiences also.