See How Pictograms Have Become a Global Communication Tool at Japan House London

Japan House London is celebrating Japanese design with the Pictograms: Iconic Japanese Designs exhibition this summer. Developed from a long history of visual communication stretching back to cave paintings, pictograms have transformed global travel and international communication, featuring on everything from maps to street signs to text messages. Japan has played a pivotal role in this visual language, from the creation of a full set of sporting pictograms for the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games to the development of emojis. As well as looking at the history of visual communication and pictograms, this exhibition will bring pictograms to life with interactive sections, where you can devise your own pictogram and become part of one yourself with 3D models. Winning designs by schoolchildren who were asked to create something to represent ‘their London’ will also be on display.