Why are app icons so birdy?Round Table China

Why are app icons so birdy?

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Birds are not only found in the wild; they are also taking flight in app design! Just take a look at your smartphone interface, and you will see them everywhere. From owls to penguins to magpies, bird-themed icons are transforming our device screens into a digital aviary! / RoundTable's Happy Place (19:41). On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Guo Yan.

展开Show Notes
Book of songs 诗经
The Records of the Grand Historian 史记
motif: a decorative image or design
official attire: formal dress code
denote: indicate
blissful and celebratory tone
auspicious 吉利的
stoic appearce
stern-looking face
embroidery 刺绣
empress dowager 太后
semiotics:the study of signs and symbols
image icon:directly resembling functions
index icon: indicating meanings through associations
symbolic icon: abstract representations
clutter: crowd (something) untidily
scalability: clarity and impact across different sizes
banner 横幅
swipe through your phone
pin up on ... 挑毛病
suck up the oxygen out of ...: dominate a conversation or situation to the point that others cannot participate
hiatus: a break/pause