Graphic Design from the 21st Century that has been influenced/ inspired by ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic forms.

 

 My example is a set of icons created by Graphic Designer, Tim Boelaars.  Most of his work has a similar style using simple contour outlines and geometric shapes.  These icons in particular reminded me of a kind of revitalized set of hieroglyphics with an increased amount of modern rounded edges.  The exact function of these I am not too sure on, but perhaps directory buttons one would find on a webpage?  If not they are still wonderfully simplified pictorial icons that stand for what they represent, just as the Egyptian hieroglyphics do.  I discovered this work originally on ffffound.com, which is a really cool image bookmarking site that I follow from time to time due to its incredibly rich supply of innovative design, remarkable photography, and anything else visual.