Reproduction, Pamela Holaday Redrawing Symbols for the Symbol Sourcebook

The Symbol Sourcebook was an ambitious and complex project. From the thousands of symbols that were collected and organized, hundreds were carefully selected to be re-drawn and featured in the book. Teamwork, crowdsourcing, and the diversity of opinions and disciplines that were consulted during the research process created a design resource still in use today.

Designer Paul Clifton diligently oversaw the project. Doris Marks, Dreyfuss’s wife of over 40 years, was often by his side at the drafting table and, along with Jeanette MacFarland and Kathryn Bray, handled extensive and constant correspondence in multiple languages. Designer Pamela Holaday re-drew hundreds of symbols to fill the book’s gridded layout. Major editorial responsibilities were carried out by George Ball.

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols.