Jan 24, 2011read the 11 comments
Recycling symbols quiz
I scored 6/10, and that was with a couple of correct guesses. How well do you know the recycle symbols?
Via GoodPeople. Image courtesy of Thinkstock.
Gary Anderson (right) and his 1970 design for the classic recycle symbol
Elsewhere:
Who designed the recycling symbol? on The Logo Factor
Look before you bin it, on Logo Design Love
Recycling symbol, on Wikipedia
Taiwan’s recycle symbol, designer unknown
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Angus
6/10 for me, couple guessed right, couple guessed wrong.
Jan 24th, 2011
DasRakel
Some are pretty specific to the UK, I still got 7/10.
Jan 24th, 2011
Victor
6/10 guessed on a couple…
Jan 24th, 2011
Lee Newham
Ooh, another hit! Nearly everyone gets the green point symbol wrong. I think it should be done away with. It’s misleading and means virtually nothing in the UK.
Jan 24th, 2011
Chris
I guess I’m “Box Fresh” 9/10 . . . I had never seen the “green dot” symbol before.
Jan 25th, 2011
Andy Griffiths
I think I need to brush up on my recycling symbol knowledge.
Jan 25th, 2011
Jordan Clarke
Wow, I didn’t know David Spade designed the recycling symbol.
Jan 25th, 2011
Chris
@Jordan, those were my thoughts exactly! Haha! Glad to see I’m not alone.
Jan 25th, 2011
CR
Way too Eurocentric. Most of those symbols mean nothing in North America.
Feb 1st, 2011
Chris
@CR, I disagree. Many of the very same symbols in the test are used in North America, you just need to look harder at the packaging to find them. But regardless of that, I think you’re missing the point, there’s a deeper significance to the test…It’s not so much about where these symbols are employed, rather about how effectively the symbol translates across boarders. I enjoyed the one’s I hadn’t seen before, as it allowed me to see if the mark was effectively doing its job without having any preconceived notion of what it was.
Feb 5th, 2011
Alex Christian
^^ A BBC quiz, Eurocentric?
I got 8, but I’ve looked up the green dot before, wondering whether it actually meant ‘recyclable’.
Dec 18th, 2011
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