28 November 2013

Chart: The Origins Of Famous, Iconic Tech Symbols



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If you have always wanted to know where the Bluetooth and “command” symbol on Apple computers came from, you’re in luck—Visual.ly has published a chart detailing the origins of the most iconic and famous symbols on user interfaces.



Each symbol on the chart comes with a short explanation of how it came to be, making us a little more informed about these icons that we see so often.



View some highlights from the chart below, or read it in its entirety here.





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[via Visual.ly]