• DocumentCode
    2007941
  • Title

    Icons-communication tool or decorative art?

  • Author

    Seesing, Paul R.

  • Author_Institution
    Kaizen Software, Richland, WA, USA
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    18-20 Oct 1989
  • Firstpage
    142
  • Lastpage
    146
  • Abstract
    The author argues that icons are currently overused and inappropriately used to such an extent that they have lost most of their value as a communication tool and exist now mainly as decorative trappings. He further contends that a return to using phrases in addition to or instead of icons would represent a step forward with respect to simplifying complicated user interfaces
  • Keywords
    art; computer graphics; user interfaces; communication tool; decorative art; icons; phrases; user interfaces; Automotive engineering; Computer interfaces; Continuous improvement; Design engineering; Human factors; Software design; Subspace constraints; Systems engineering and theory; Testing; User interfaces;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Professional Communication Conference, 1989. IPCC '89. 'Communicating to the World.', International
  • Conference_Location
    Garden City, NY
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCC.1989.102120
  • Filename
    102120
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2007941