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[Pabini Gabriel-Petit]

Hi Christina

Christina Wodtke asked:


> for a set of icons that represent aspects of a thing: like a hotel that
has
> icons that represent pool, pets welcome, parking or a movie theater that
has
> icons for accessible, hearing impaired, parking, etc.

These are symbols rather than icons, and there are standard symbols for some
of the things you mentioned, but I can't remember where I saw them.

Googling... You can see some handicapped access symbols at:
http://www.emedco.com/emed2/prodGroupSTgrid.asp?dept_id=31
http://www.stratford-upon-avon.co.uk/soaackey.htm

Some hotel symbols--lots of different variations on a theme:
http://www.exotissimo.com/symbols.htm
http://www.europaregions.com/ima_ind/activ/actian.htm
http://www.swaypage.com/cytravel/facilities.html
http://www.scotsell.com/key.shtml
http://www.dkhotellist.dk/symbol.html
http://www.flairhotel.com/e-pikto.htm
http://www.cressbrook.co.uk/hotelkey.htm
http://abruzzo2000.com/abruzzo/hotel/
http://www.hotelthailand.com/symbols.html
http://www.hotelsandguesthouses.net/icon.php
http://www.discoverireland.ie/symbols.asp

There are even some fonts for map symbols and disabilities symbols, which
include a lot of what you need.
http://www.fontscape.com/explore?3OS
http://www.fontscape.com/explore?1DN

I found the following response to a question someone posed about fonts at
about.com:
http://forums.about.com/ab-desktoppub2/messages/?lgnF=y&msg=1149.2

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"PIXymbols Hotel doesn't seem to have the bunk bed/queen size bed type signs
but has stuff that appears to indicate things like hot tub, blow dryer,
conference room, pool, laundry service, no pets, pets welcome, fireplace,
weight room, etc.
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/pixymbols/travel/pixymbols-hotel-regular/charmap.html

PIXymbols Travel & Travel Italic may have some useful ones:

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/pixymbols/travel/pixymbols-travel-regular/charmap.html

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/pixymbols/travel/pixymbols-travel-italic/charmap.html

The only beds I've found so far mostly are the same style that indicate that
beds/sleeping facilities are available - not types of beds:

http://www.adobe.com/type/browser/P/P_1357.jhtml"

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Hope this helps.

Pabini
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Pabini Gabriel-Petit
Principal & User Experience Architect
Spirit Softworks
www.spiritsoftworks.com