OUIL401- Studio Brief 2- Initial Exploration

My initial exploration for the brief was fairly simple. I wanted to look at the most obvious elements which control how we think and what we assume. I started to investigate directional arrows.

Most symbols that we follow are representational of something (examples below)
However, directional arrows are not necessarily representational of a specific element which we assume to follow. I began investigating the origins of the arrows, and the first uses of arrows as a symbol to follow.

The earliest symbol that I came across was in Pompeii in 75AD. Phallic symbols were carved into walls and floors to direct 'customers' as to where a brothel could be found. With the tip pointing towards the direction to follow. I decided to investigate how this may look if it had caught on and been the norm today.