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About this website

This noncommercial website is an authori­tative guide presenting facts and studies about picto­grams and public information symbols, based on research and extensive testing in many coun­tries. Test data for thousands of different variants is basis for our discussions and recom­men­dations. We also present symbol col­lections from several standards as well as some organizations.

Comparison of concepts

Get more details by selecting one of the high­lighted terms or names. You will find a represen­tative selection of concepts. Based on sources listed we provide comments on the variants shown, and regarding facts from testing we ususally recommend a variant that should be used, as it proved to be superior.

Find a list of all themes and pictograms dis­cussed in the table of contents.

Literature

In our literature collection you can find a large selection of papers, reports and books related to tests and design of graphic symbols as well as associated subjects (way­finding, warnings, etc.).

Standards

We also want to inform you about rele­vant standards, which show pictograms selected or developed on the basis of scientific research and testing. We also cover standards on testing procedures.

 

Reviews & Recommendations

Accessible Accommodation Air Conditioning Airport Alarm Ambulance Amusement Park Anchorage Angling Aquarium Archery Arrivals ATM Automat Automobile Baby Care Badminton Baggage
Symbol: Airport
Symbol: Railway station
Symbol: Ship / Ferry / Port
Symbol: Helicopter / Heliport
Symbol: Bus
Symbol: Taxi
Baggage Cart Baggage Claim Baggage Lockers Ballooning Bar Barbecue Barber Baseball Basketball Bath Beach Beer Bicycle Bicycle Rental Billiards Bistro Boat Boccia Bonfire
Symbol: Restaurant
Symbol: Coffee shop
Symbol: Bar
Symbol: Gasoline station
Symbol: Shop
Symbol: Pharmacy
Books & Magazines Bowling Buffet Buggy Bus Cab Cabin Cable Car Cable Railway Café Campervan Campfire Camping Canoeing Car Ferry Car Rental Car Wash Caravan Cashier Casino Castle
Symbol: horseback riding
Symbol: golf
Symbol: soccer
Symbol: cross-country skiing
Symbol: skibob
Symbol: tennis
Cataract Cave CCTV Cemetery Chairlift Check-in Church Cinema Climbing Cloakroom Closed Clothes Care Coffee Shop Connecting Flights Craftwork Credit Cards Cross Bridge Currency Exchange Customs Cycling Dancing Danger from Above Darts Defective Dentist Departures Dispose More ...     
    
    

Organizations

Many organization have developed individual inventories of symbols for a wide range of messages. Get an impression of the public infor­mation symbols / pictograms for orientation and guiding systems of the organizations listed below:

AIGA
Symbol Signs

Austrian Standards
ÖNORM A 3011

British Standards Institution
BS 8501:2002

Eco-Mo Foundation

ERCO

International Organization for Standardization
ISO 7001

Tern

U.S. National Park Service

UIC
International Railway Standard
UIC 413