Symbols are everywhere — from ancient religious icons to modern corporate logos. They serve as powerful tools that transcend language barriers, conveying complex ideas and emotions instantly.

The familiar heart symbol doesn’t look much like a real human heart—and that mismatch is the whole mystery. If the shape is supposed to stand ...

Our world is filled with shapes and symbols that form familiar elements. One of those common geometric symbols is the circle. The circle plays a pivotal role in everyday life as tires on the cars we ...

You see them everywhere, but have you ever wondered about the origins of these enduring love symbols and what they represent? For those who adore love, affection seems to blossom in everything around ...

IN HIS New York apartment, interior designer David Kaihoi had the living-room floors painstakingly painted with an intricate tumbling-block pattern. Unwilling to entirely mask the motif with the ...