Blog Exercise #1

The category I chose to write about in my blog would be a representation, abstraction, and symbol, all that pertain to a restaurant or dining space. Here are my images, in order: representation, abstraction, and symbol.







The first image is a representation of a restaurant, because it shows the front of what most restaurants look like. Front windows, with tables in the windows for people to sit at, along with the nice big sign outside above the door saying "Restaurant" showing what the building is. You can tell it's pretty bright inside, and has a lot of people eating and enjoying their time at the restaurant.

The second image is an abstraction of the inside of a restaurant. It's hard to make out, but it's an image of the dining room, tables with food and set for a meal, and is obviously the inside of a restaurant. The image has been blurred and altered to make the image abstract and so it doesn't exactly look like a "restaurant".

The 3rd and last image is the symbol for a restaurant. This is a very well known symbol in the US. Even though it doesn't show any food in the image, most people can tell that those are symbols for a fork and a knife, meaning that this is a place where people can eat. Although a "place to eat" doesn't necessarily mean that food will be provided, chances are this symbol denotes that there will be opportunity to purchase food at this spot. A symbol that might be seen as a "place to eat" where food may not be available, might be a symbol for a picnic table or picnic area.