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UNOCHA's new set of icons aims to streamline communication in response to humanitarian crises. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs hide caption

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Can You Guess The Meaning Of These Humanitarian Icons?

February 18, 2019 • They're used in infographics, maps, charts and signs to help make crisis-related information easier to understand. See if you can understand what they convey.

How Iconic: A Word Is Worth Thousands Of Pictures

The Noun Project uses crowdsourcing to gather an army of people to define words using icons. This is just a small selection of the huge icon dictionary. Creative Stall/via Noun Project hide caption

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How Iconic: A Word Is Worth Thousands Of Pictures

April 11, 2015 • Inspired by the origins of the Oxford English Dictionary, the Noun Project uses crowdsourcing to gather an army of people to define words. But instead of using other words to do it, they use icons.