DocumentCode :
3035469
Title :
Safety icons and usability: A Peircean reanalysis
Author :
Caldwell, Joshua
Author_Institution :
Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT, USA
fYear :
2009
fDate :
19-22 July 2009
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
8
Abstract :
Recent studies have examined the usage of and effectiveness of icons, particularly safety icons. Collectively, these studies have found that some icons tend to be more effective than others. Various factors influence usability of an icon: culture, familiarity [1], detail, stylizing, simplification [2], color, and adherence to an archetype [3], ldquonaturalnessrdquo and ldquodifferentiation,rdquo [4], but also familiarity, uniqueness, completeness and clarity [5]. So far, no study has attempted a ranking for these factors, differentiating important and minor considerations. Also missing is an organizing model of icon interpretation, explaining how these various factors relate, and a lack of theoretical understanding in usability studies generally as discussed by Lund [6]. Without a consistent framework for understanding visual interpretation, when ldquoerrorsrdquo are found and corrected in a visual form, the change in visual form may or may not actually increase usability [7]. This study organizes previous safety icon research using the Peircean framework proposed by Amare and Manning[8] [9] [10] [11].
Keywords :
data visualisation; safety; Peircean reanalysis; icon interpretation; safety icons; usability; ANSI standards; Error correction; ISO standards; Machinery; Organizing; Rhetoric; Safety; Standards organizations; Testing; Usability; safety icons; semiotics; usability; visual rhetoric;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 2009. IPCC 2009. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Waikiki, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4357-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4358-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.2009.5208720
Filename :
5208720
Link To Document :
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