Symbology
The following table offer a guide to know and catalogue the labels with the colours and the shape.
It’s not a rule, but only a proposal, until it will be accepted internationally.
The Symbology, for a quick and better diffusion, is in english.
MORPHOLOGY
- Oval= O (oval)
- Horizontal= h (horizontal)
- Vertical= v (vertical)
- Round= R (round)
- Rounded corners= r (rounded)
- Edged corners= e (edged)
- Square= SQ (square)
- Rounded corners= r (rounded)
- Edged corners= e (edged)
- Polygonal= P (polygonal)
- Rounded corners= r (rounded)
- Edged corners= e (edged)
- Shaped= SH (shaped)
- Regular shape=r (regular)
- Irregular shape=i (irregular)
- Mixed= M (mixed)
Recurrent elements for all shapes: taglio=c (cut).
CHROMATICITY
- Mc= Monochromatic printing
- Bc= Bichromatic printing
- Tc= Trichromatic printing
- Qc= 4 colour process
- Pc= Polychromy
- G= Golden
- S= Silver
How using the table: this label is a Jaffa label with cuts.
O-h/c. Bichromatic printing.
This label has an horizontal (h) oval (O) shape and cross cuts (c). It has 2 colours printing.
ICONOGRAPHICAL CARD
It shows all informations about a label, with issue year, name of brand (logo and other text) and the iconographical code (morphology and chromaticity).
Here below an example of Iconographical Card.
2000. Dole. Commemorative label for year 2000.
O-v. 4 colour process.
