Which graphic design team developed the familiar set of symbols used today to communicate information across language barriers to international travelers?

A. Holley and Barnett
B. Carson and Cuffaro
C. Vladimir and Georgii Stenberg
D. Cook and Shanosky
E. Spiekermann and Schwartz


D
The U.S. Department of Transportation needed a set of symbols to communicate essential information across language barriers to international travelers and the design firm of Cook and Shanosky developed the set of symbols through the findings of the American Institute of Graphic Arts.

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