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2003 Printed in USA, poster
ad,d: Emek c: Public Campaign, USA
Fingerprints in America have become equivalent to bar codes, making people easier to monitor.
Usage of fingerprint
Usage of bar codes in design
Usage of bar codes in logos
Numbers becoming letters
No two fingerprints are alike, yet the fingerprint is a venerable recurring motif
in graphic design. The English began using them to identify criminals in 1858,
and they thereafter emerged in art. For in addition to its abstract quality, the
fingerprint is richly symbolic, suggesting a range of notions from individuality to
criminality. Moreover, the fingerprint can be easily transformed from a ...