The ISO-7010 W012
Title/Meaning/Referent
: Warning; Electricity
Function/description
: To warn of electricity
Image content
: Lightning bolt
The ISO-7010 W012 Standard Proportions
"The flash symbol, in
its various forms, is actually a universally accepted symbol for ‘danger
electricity’ and as such TG couldn’t register or copyright their
version of the symbol. In fact (as it later transpired and unbeknown to
TG at the time) David Bowie had used the same symbol inside a circle and
of near identical shape and proportions to the TG flash for his Ziggy
Stardust tour of 1973, although in the 1980s Bowie changed his flash
logo to be more ‘top heavy’."
- Throbbing Gristle Official Site
The ISO-7010 E010
Title/Meaning/Referent
: Automated external heart defibrillator
Function/description
: To indicate the lcoation of an automated external heart defibrillator
Image content
: Heart with lightning bolt in the middle, first aid cross
IOS Charging Splash Screen
Volksamt! inherited the lightning bolt as their logo for a variety of reasons.
One of these reasons is the wide use of it's likeness to both the letters S and Z.
In the case of Volksamt! the lightning bolt replaces the S, signifying to impact of the Volk on the Amt and the consequential impact of the Amt on the Volk.
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Another reason is the ambiguous and unattainable nature of the ownership of the lightning bolt.
It is the only symbol to have been used by;
The Nazi Party,
A German Car Manufacturer,
A Mediocre Australian Rock Band,
A Pandrogynous Chaos Magick Initiative,
A TV Network Aimed at (pre)Teen Audiences,
The Most Famous Media Player of early 2000s,
A Superhero Fighting (figurative) Space Nazis,
Handful Other Heroes of Varying Degrees of Popularity,
and
Volksamt!
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By using a symbol that cannot be owned, Volksamt! both protects itself from dispute
and at the same time declares that it has no interest in disputing others.
The telltale difference of Volksamt!'s lightning bolt is it's lack of tilt.
It proudly declares;
"EVEN THIS WE COULDN'T RIP-OFF PROPERLY!"
