Proposal of Design Indexes in Pictograms Using Dynamic Expression

Abstract

Pictograms are signs which convey meanings without using characters. They attract attention in supporting the non-verbal communication. However, there are few studies which analyzed the design. Therefore, designers must create them intuitively. In our previous study, we proposed the design indexes for "static pictograms" conveying meanings of verbs and verified its usefulness. As a result, we clarified that a limit was shown in expressing the pictograms of some verbs only with still pictures.Then, this study proposes the design indexes and the design method of the "dynamic pictograms" conveying meanings of verbs. Concretely, we analyzed intelligibility of the existing pictograms of 100 verbs through the questionnaire to 80 persons. On the basis of this result, we proposed the design indexes for the dynamic pictograms and verified its usefulness. Moreover, taking the result of our previous study into consideration, we proposed the design method for the dynamic pictograms and verified its usefulness.