"The T-R's Pointy Fingers" [Reflections On Book - 100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design Stephen Heller and Veronique Vienne - # 6]
We all recall from schooling days
That pointing finger’s crushing ways,
When power tilted to the foe
And we would “To the office” go.So wartime ads, both sides it seems,
Used pointing fingers – mostly means
Corrective to our actions now,
As if they still can wield some power.From pointing finger on our screens
To T-R types – the gesture screams
“Look here” for info; or “Shape up” –
Downside behavior – not so tough.A declaration – signal that
A statement given of where it’s at;
One digit (not the third salute)
Is sometimes wielded by the brute.So yes, indeed the pointing hand
Condemns, though children understand
“One finger forward three are back,
Though is thumb conceals that basic fact”.Thanks Lord for this.
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