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Smarty Symbols Announces at SXSW New Symbol Set Library for
Educational and Medical App Developers
Smarty Symbols is announcing at the SXSW conference an expansion
of its symbol library including new categories for employment and
sexual education. The symbolscan be licensed by developers of
education, medical, and communication apps.
Dallas, TX, March 05, 2013 -- One of the problems faced by app
developers and creators of educational and medical materials and
guides is the availability of ahigh-quality, comprehensive set of
images that encompass the entire spectrum ofcommunication and
messages intended for the material. One approach to solve thisissue
is the use of symbols. Symbols have been used for thousands of
years to help people communicate and interact with one another. For
those situations wherepeople need to communicate and understand by
means other than the use of theirown voice, writing, or listening
to sounds, symbols can be a way to express basic needs and
understand messages. Symbols are used to represent objects,
actionsand concepts.
Smarty Symbols, a division of Smarty Ears, LLC a Dallas,
TX-based leader in the development of iPad and iPhone applications
for education and communication, has one of the largest and highest
quality symbol set libraries for use by app developers and creators
of educational materials. The Smarty Symbols set was created ateam
of 11 artists from 4 continents, under the direction of a licensed
speechtherapist and an English teacher.
Smarty Symbols has a modern, up-to-date, comprehensive and very
transparent library. Vocabulary is organized into semantic and
meaningful categories (such as food, animals, fruits, drinks,
communication, expressions, and colors) and can beeasily retrieved
by the user. Smarty Symbols has just increased the size of
thesymbol set library to nearly 13,000 symbols and the number of
categories to 102making it one of the most comprehensive symbol
data sets available in the marketplace today. It features a low
frequency symbol vocabulary that cannot be foundon competitors
symbol sets, including: 1) college life and employment; 2)
moderntrends such as symbols for Internet and social media
vocabulary; and 3) symbolsfor adult intimacy and sexual education.
Smarty Symbols display characters fromdiverse backgrounds so the
images have universal application.
Some of the potential applications for the Smarty Symbols
library include apps and guides development for the following
markets:
Educational/School
Medical/Health
Communication, including speech therapy and augmented
communication (AAC)
Psychology/Counseling
Law
Fitness and Nutrition
Tourism/City Guides
Language learning
Work/safety training
The symbol set is now available to be licensed to app developers
and educationalmaterial. The current license options include a
one-time payment for lifetime u
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sage of either the entire symbol data library or portions of it,
or a one-time set up fee plus a royalty payment schedule based on
the sale of products using Smarty Symbols.
The Smarty Symbols set has been licensed to developers across
the world to be utilized into apps, computer software, and
traditional alternative communication devices that are currently in
development. Some apps that use it today include Speak for
Yourself, iGreet You, Quick Talk AAC, Custom Boards, Articulate it!
and Exssive. At launch, Custom Boards quickly became the #3
bestselling educational appon iTunes.
Attendees to the South by Southwest education (SXSWedu) and
interactive (SXSWi)conferences will receive a 20% discount of the
licensing price. By joining Smarty Symbols mailing list or liking
our Facebook page receive a free Emergency Communication Picture
Aid that is a useful example of the wide applicability of Smarty
Symbols.
For more information about Smarty Symbols, visit
www.smartysymbols.com or emailcontact(at)
smartyearsapps(dot)com.
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/pages/Smarty-Symbols/144792392259713
Twitter: www.twitter.com/smartysymbols
Contact:Jose BrionesSmarty SymbolsP.O. Box 270662Flower Mound,
TX
[email protected]://www.smartysymbols.com
