Stickman History

Stick figure exists since the first man got the desire to depict his everyday life. Cave paintings show us how the primitive man lived or hunted. The people and animals were depicted as a figures without many features. A dot or a small circle represented the head, vertical line was the body and additional lines were arms and legs. Even thou today we use many different techniques to represent different things we still use the simple figure in our everyday life. This simple stick figure is used to show the nearest exit for example or to warn us to wet floors showing the person slipping. Toilets are also labeled with stick figures showing man and woman cabins. Fire exits and staircases, traffic lights and many other signs today use this figure as the simplest way of passing down an information to the public. The Stickman represents a human being without any specifics and that is what makes it a perfect for the job of conveying information in the best way possible. Although if necessary some additional features may be added to make the information more precise as in the example of male and female toilet signs. Stick figure is here since the dawn of man and is here to stay and help us navigate this complex world.