The PICOL Project

What happens when educators allow students to use their varying creative talents in producing unique works in order to meet course expectations?

The PICOL project is one example, that might herald the creation of a new open source visual language. The interview below gives you some insight into how Melih Bilgil created an original icon set that has the potential for changing the way we communicate ideas in digital media.



The video Melih produced to demonstrate the potential for the PICOL project, is outstanding start to his e-portfolio! After learning more about this story, maybe you'll join me in recommending that this project be showcased at TED?

History of the Internet

Have you ever been looking for a simple, yet elegant icon that could be used to tell a story either in static or dynamic media. Melih Bilgil, has introduced a Pictorial Communications Language (PICOL), that promises to be released under Creative Commons licensing from PICOL.org.

While the initial icon library focuses on electronic devices, it is easy to see how this library of crisp black and white icons might be expanded to include all manner of images.

A recent graduate of the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz, Germany, Melih was the first to leverage these icons in the release of "History of the Internet".


History of the Internet from PICOL on Vimeo.