So, back to the question and inspiration for my project; explaining how to take medicine when the other person can't read or doesn't understand your language?
This is a video about the project:
Now, here is where it gets interesting. Researching my project I found out that many countries use pictograms in addition to written language to communicate medical concepts. If you are thinking of a rural African village, think again.
The pictorgrams concept is used in Ireland, India and in the Americas. Hopefully it will pick up steam in the U.S. but it is a process. So, how do you get your hands on them?
There are a number of ways. If you have Adobe Voice you are good to go, this is the service that provides the art work.
If you are on Android or another operating system then you can register at the site for a limited free account. On the free account you are limited to Public Domain images. You will have to hunt them down; they are not easy to find.
I was only able to download three a day but I wasn't trying to load the whole image bank. There are low lifers that would download and sell the images so I completely understand the restrictions.
If you need more you can purchase individual images or access the creative common images that require attribution. The pricing plan that starts at $10 a month. If you only are need an pictogram occasionally this could be a keeper.
Images seem to scale well in my video editing programs. You have to see if your software or app is accommodating to it.
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