45 Symbols: LOL

  • Daisy Grice
A generation of ‘instant messengers’ constantly default to acronyms so it’s unsurprising how many acronyms are misinterpreted and have developed often absurd meanings.

In a joint project, our challenge was to visualize this misinterpretation through the use of 45 symbols.

We created a family of symbols to represent the acronym LOL. Each symbol is a different acronym of ‘LOL’ made up of ‘L’s and ‘O’s. Our acronyms are designed to become more and more ridiculous to reflect the ludicrous meanings of these misinterpretations.