Took some pics yesterday of my small Lovers Communication System keyboard prototype.
It will help me to explore how to type with a corpus of 800 combination glyphs. I have many other ideas but you have to start somewhere 🤔

#design #keyboard #locos #loverscommunicationsystem #symbols #picto #pictograms #yukioota

Back in the workshop today to finish my first #LoCoS keyboard prototype! I still have the software part to finish as well but it is really exciting to explore new ways of thinking about writing in the digital age.

Took me some time to do it because my assistant was really picky and wanted to validate all my design choices.

#loverscommunicationsystem #locos #design #ux #keyboard

The videos of the Symbol Group Conference are now available online for free, thanks to @juligudehus !
If you haven't had the chance to see my presentation on the Lovers Communication System or want to watch it again, you can find it here:
https://youtu.be/QK-lBdVTulo?si=HZGSGUSwi1FCeoy-

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I will document everything when I have digested it and share it on the website dedicated to LoCos launched last month.
But first, I still have a lot to do on this website, as many things need to be polished in terms of content and functionalities...😅

I just wanted to share some bites with you here.

Oh, and I have many other things to share about my trip stay tuned
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#symbols #pictogram #design #locos #yukioota #japan #loverscommunicationsystem

We have also talked about digitalization, as I understand now how he has constructed all LoCoS shapes and how I should improve mine. He still has a sharp mind and a good eye.
He grew up in a kimono shop owned by his family and was surrounded by Japanese family Crest design. He still owns catalogs, this one has a hundred years old I think.

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#symbols #pictogram #design #locos #yukioota #japan #loverscommunicationsystem

He invited me to his apartment full of documentation about language systems, pictogram design, and his research on LoCoS when he was working on one of the first courses in the world on pictogram design at Zokei University around 1966. I had to buy a portable scanner to scan his postcard sized archives full of drawings for my own research and only had the time to scan a drop in the ocean.

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#symbols #pictogram #design #locos #yukioota #japan #loverscommunicationsystem

I had the chance to exchange with him on multiple occasions during this month, listen to his life, and explore his archives together. He was really kind and humble about his career and was always eager to make me discover new things as he did during all his personal life and with his students, even with his current health issues.

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#symbols #pictogram #design #locos #yukioota #japan #loverscommunicationsystem

I haven't taken the time yet to talk about it, but I was in Japan 🇯🇵 last month and just came back few days ago!
It was not really planned, but following the Symbol Group Conference, where I presented my work on The Lovers Communication System's ongoing digitalization, the genius designer behind it Yukio Ota opened me his door and I couldn't miss the chance of meeting him.

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#symbols #pictogram #design #locos #yukioota #japan #loverscommunicationsystem

The Lovers Communication System is a pictorial language created by the genius Japanese designer Yukio Ota in 1964. You may know him as the main designer behind the ISO symbol Exit Sign, which has been adopted worldwide.

His goal was to create a universal language that is easy to read, write, and remember, based on a combination of symbols and pictograms.

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#symbols #pictograms #design #locos #yukioota #japan #loverscommunicationsystem

OK, it's time to talk about the last project I spent many, many days to make:
The digitalization of the Lovers Communication System (LoCoS)
I am thrilled to announce that I will present it at the next Symbol 24 Conference on September 20th. Grab a ticket here; this is an online conference!
https://www.symbol-group.org/

↓ 1/8 small thread to discover the project. Thanks for sharing !

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