Barbecue

Synonyms / Other Terms Used

Grill, Barbecue Area, Grill Area

Category

Public Facilities, Tourism, Recreation, Activities, Leisure Activities

Message / Function

To signify barbecue facilities and areas, where barbecuing is allowed

	Source	Description
	Adrien Coquet	Side view of human figure next to kettle grill with wheel, three vertical wavy lines
	Dutchicon	Kettle barbecue with wheel, three vertical wavy lines to indicate heat
	Vectors Market	Kettle barbecue, three vertical wavy lines to indicate heat
	U.S. National Park Service	Hemisphere on two legs, four vertical wavy lines to indicate heat
	ProSymbols	Kettle barbecue with open cover, four vertical wavy lines to indicate heat
	Handbuch wien.gv.at	Kettle barbecue, three vertical wavy lines, all framed with dashed line
	MDCT	Side view of grill on two legs, three vertical wavy lines to indicate heat
	NZS 8603	Flames, fork with sausage above
	Dreyfuss	Poultry on cranked skewer, all on retaining bracket
	ProSymbols	Two diagonally arranged skewers, each with several simple geometric objects, three vertical wavy lines
	FMTK 1986	Side view of stylized flame on horizontal line
	UKFC	Letters BBQ

Discussion

The set of symbols above already indicates that no single visual stereotype exists to signify barbecue facilities. Image contents found range from all kinds of kettle grills with vertical wavy lines to indicate heat, other types of grills, variations of grillables, to pure text variants displaying the letters BBQ. Some renderings also rely on displaying flames as elements of the design.

We could not find any test data concerning graphic symbols for Barbecue or Grill in our database, so we cannot present specific information concerning comprehensibility or some other parameters for one or several of the pictograms presented above, but we expect that some variants could be well comprehensible.

Recommendations

Due to the fact that data from research is missing, we recommend to start testing using the Comprehensibility Estimation procedure for eliminating poor variants and identifying the best of the set available, followed by a Comprehension Test. These studies should deliver useful data for recommending the best pictogram. Detailed information about the most frequent responses given in each of the response categories of the Comprehension Test should be provided to correctly judge comprehensibility and improve designs.

Tests of pictograms of referent Barbecue

No data from research or tests is available in our database.