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Symbol Representing Hardware And Software Processing Of Sensor Input
Context Symbol
- Symbol Representing Hardware And Software Processing Of Sensor Input
Here is a blog post describing the rationale for this symbol.
Symbol Design
The design is based on the letter C, which is the first letter in the word Context.
The symbol dimensions is based on the Golden Ratio. The Golden Ratio is depicted visually in the fibonacci spiral:
Assuming we are using 1px as our base unit of measurement.
TopandBottommargins is5pxLeftandRightmargins is8pxRight Circlehas a13pxdiameterCenter Circlehas a21pxdiameterInnerdiameter of the C is34pxOuterdiameter of the C is55px- Entire image dimensions are
71px×65px
A 45° notch is cut out of the right side

Product Examples
Tesla Autopilot

iOS 10 and Android M

Nest Thermostat

Action Items
Here are some ideas for next steps.
- [ ] Submit to IEEE / ISO standard body
- [ ] Submit Unicode proposal - http://unicode.org
- [ ] Submit Emoji proposal - http://unicode.org/emoji/
- [ ] Add to Font Awesome - http://fontawesome.io
- [ ] Add to The Noun Project - https://thenounproject.com
License
The MIT License (MIT)