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11218339

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-20
pubmed:abstractText
Because icons, signs, and symbols are now widely used to communicate information, it is essential for system designers to know what makes them easy to use and interpret. The authors report a series of studies that examine characteristics considered central to icon usability. After quantifying the properties of icon concreteness, complexity, and discriminability, the authors assessed each property's effects on user performance when user experience, task demands, and presentation context were systematically varied. Findings indicated that the effects of icon concreteness were primarily associated with the initial grasp of meaning, whereas complexity effects were found to persist longer and to be associated with search efficacy. The effects of icon distinctiveness were complex, but distinctiveness was enhanced by using both semantic and visual contrasts. The implications of these findings for interface design are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1076-898X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
291-306
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Exploring the effects of icon characteristics on user performance: the role of icon concreteness, complexity, and distinctiveness.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, Wales. s.mcdougall@swansea.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't