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Symbol Design Tips and Frequently Asked Questions

 

We have developed over 200 high quality safety symbols that are specifically designed for the safety industry. These high quality images provide the basis for most safety labels and signs and will help you meet the most recent 1998 ANSI safety signs and label standards. This "family" of symbols are exclusive to us and represent our "crown jewels". Accordingly, use these symbols to print labels for your own use only and cannot be used for resale.
 
     Hints on symbol design
How can I tell if one symbol is better than another?
Are symbols really worth a thousands words?
Are symbols universally understood?
How do symbols work?
Is it possible to take these symbols and use them for other purposes?
Should the circle slash be "on top of" or "below" the symbol?

Symbol design over the last thirty years.
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Also See:
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    T&D Towers: Which tower symbol is best?
    T&D Transformers: What is the Shock-in-the-Box program for transformer labels?
    Buried Cables: Do I have to use the "One Call" symbol?

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