Badminton

Synonyms / Other Terms Used

Poona, Poonah

Category

Sports, Ball Sports, Sporting Activities, Activities, Leisure Activities, Recreation, Tourism, Concessions

Message / Function

For notice in general and to indicate the location of facilities for playing badminton

 

	Source	Description
	Aicher	Badminton player with racket, two lines indicating net
	BS 8501:2002	Badminton player with racket and birdie, horizontal line
	CNIS	Badminton player with racket and birdie, horizontal line
	Sagamihara	Badminton player with racket and birdie
	Wien BfS	Badminton player with racket and birdie
	O'88	Badminton player with racket and birdie
	O'21	Badminton player with racket and birdie
	O'96	Human figure with racket
	Picto'grafics	Human figure with racket
	O'12	Upper part of badminton player with racket and birdie
	O'24	Two shuttlecocks with lines indicating movement, net placed diagonally
	SSRS	Detailed shuttlecock
	BTA 1989	Shuttlecock
	Pacific Bell	Shuttlecock
	Dutchicon	Shuttlecock

Note: Some of the examples shown above were mirrored horizontally to contrast differences.

Discussion

The set of symbols above already indicates that no single visual stereotype exists concerning the message Badminton. Designs range from all kinds of renderings of players with or without net and/or birdie to solutions just showing a shuttlecock.

In our research we did not discover any test data on compre­hensibility or appropriate­ness of pictograms to indicate the location of facilities for playing badminton.

Designing or selecting a pictogram for Badminton, care has to be taken to ensure a clear differentiation from other racket sports like Squash and Tennis, something some designers do not even intend (e.g. have a look at the Picto'grafics pictogram in the table above by Paul Arthur).

Recommendations

We suggest to develop additional pictogram variants, including designs also showing the net on basis of two lines as in the first pictogram of the table above. Then studies comparing several or all concepts should be conducted. The study design should also include a Comprehension Test to identify possible mis­interpretations including the differentiation from other racket sports like Squash and Tennis and to collect information on how to improve designs. Only on such a basis a clear decision concerning a specific recommendation can be reached.

Until then nothing is to be said against using variants similar to the variant from the Chinese standard GB/T 10001 as we expect comprehensibility of this pictogram to fulfill ISO requirements.

Tests of pictograms of referent Badminton

No test data available

See also

Squash, Tennis

 

Updated 2024-11-02 by Ch.Brugger