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Mandatory, prohibition, warning, emergency, and danger signs are important media and information languages. They use symbols and colors to convey essential safety messages in an easy to understand way. Mandatory signs instruct what to do in blue, prohibition signs identify unauthorized actions in red, and warning signs alert of potential hazards in yellow. Emergency signs indicate locations of emergency facilities in green. Danger signs warn of life-threatening hazards in black and red. Understanding these signs helps ensure safety by highlighting prohibited actions, required procedures, and nearby dangers.

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E Illustrative Creative Literature Project Presentation

Mandatory, prohibition, warning, emergency, and danger signs are important media and information languages. They use symbols and colors to convey essential safety messages in an easy to understand way. Mandatory signs instruct what to do in blue, prohibition signs identify unauthorized actions in red, and warning signs alert of potential hazards in yellow. Emergency signs indicate locations of emergency facilities in green. Danger signs warn of life-threatening hazards in black and red. Understanding these signs helps ensure safety by highlighting prohibited actions, required procedures, and nearby dangers.

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Media and Information

Languages
Presented by: GROUP 2
Objectives:

To learn what are To know this And the importance


the sign is. symbols being of knowing the
presented. symbols.
Introduction
Media and Information Languages
• are codes, conventions, formats, symbols and narrative
structures that indicate the meaning of media messages to an
audience.
Codes
• are systems of signs that when put together to create
meaning
• SEMOTICS - is the study of signs.
Types of SIgns
Mandatory Prohibiton Warning

Emergency Danger
MANDATORY SIGNS

• These are signs that are blue colors.

• They give a positive instruction. In other


words they tell you what to do rather than what
not to.
Prohibition Signs
• These are the signs usually in red color.

• They’re commonly used to identify actions that


are either not authorized because they do not
conform to the rules and regulations of a given
area, or that those actions could potentially cause a
risk to the health and safety of individuals.
Warning Signs
• These are the sign in yellow color.
• They are usually triangular in shape and
white background, with a black symbol
or text inside.

• Used to convey a variety of messages, including


warnings, cautions, and general information. It’s
also used to alert drivers and pedestrians of
potential hazards or dangers ahead.
Emergency Signs

• These are usually in green color.


• Emergency signs are designed to indicate the
location of or the direction to an emergency
facility. These signs are available in a variety of
standard sizes and can be manufactured on metal,
aluminium, polypropylene or corflute material.
Danger Signs

• These are in black and red colors.


• are safety signs for warning when a hazard
or a hazardous condition is likely to be life-
threatening. Danger safety signage has many
uses and can warn of many dangerous
situations such as fuel storage, radiation, high
voltage, chemicals, open holes and much
more.
Importance of the SIGNS
• To warn against dangerous and prohibited actions in a certain area.

• To highlight safeguards and procedures that must be followed, or


equipment that must be worn.

• To draw attention to a nearby hazard or potentially dangerous situation.

• To direct people towards essential safety gear and fire safety


equipment
Thanks' For Listening

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