it's both
just by it's ubiquity and success it has become a template for graphical design
just by it's ubiquity and success it has become a template for graphical design
Ironically, you are in a superstate between "can" and "should".
Cashing in on that global cultural awareness is just the kind of innovation a genius branding team needs.
It does annoy me when 'Periodic Tables of X' are just lists of color coded boxes, but I get it.
A billion+ people instantly identify police, but dressing like a cop is a crime.