“Sign stories” – For nearly two decades, Hesse Design has been developing symbols for brands, companies, and institutions. We took this as an opportunity to publish a book of entertaining and thought-provoking stories on the subject of symbols and signs in the broader sense. The authors are journalists, artists, designers, photographers, psychologists, and entrepreneurs. They have written about symbols and codes that are important to them personally. They are the symbols of friendship, of power, of belief, of hope, and of love.