Integrating Essential Skills into Training - National Adult Literacy ...
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Designing and selecting symbols and Icons<br />
Symbols and icons used for the pubic will be different than those used for a specific group such as an<br />
occupation or organization. Icons and symbols should:<br />
• Be designed with the user group in mind.<br />
• Be effective as a representation of a specific action, idea or object.<br />
• Make use of standardized symbols and generally accepted meanings of certain colours and<br />
shapes whenever possible.<br />
• Use simple, uncluttered designs.<br />
• Not use the same picture for more than one meaning.<br />
• Be easy to understand if aimed at the general public.<br />
• Be tested with user groups and checked for unintended meanings (especially cultural).<br />
• Take <strong>into</strong> account the viewing angle, viewing distance, and vision characteristics of the user<br />
group.<br />
Exercise:<br />
The following safety icons were created by the US Department of Homeland Security in 2002 as part<br />
of a $100 million advertising campaign to inform American citizens how to respond to specific events<br />
that might occur during a nuclear, chemical or biological terrorist attack. State what you think they<br />
mean. Do this exercise very quickly – these are icons you read when there is an emergency!