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Hockey

Synonyms / Other Terms Used

Field Hockey, Landhockey

Category

Sports, Ball Sports, Ball Games, Stick Sports, Team Sports, Activities, Sporting Activities, Recreation

Message / Function

For notice in general and to indicate the possibility of playing hockey

 

Source Description
Modley & Myers page 106, Picto'grafics Pictogram Hockey Picto'grafics Side view of human figure holding hockey stick, ball close to stick's head
Hora page 161, CNIS: Pictogram Hockey CNIS Side view of human figure holding hockey stick, ball close to stick's head
Abdullah & Hübner page 79, Summer Olympics Seoul 1988: Pictogram Hockey O'88 Side view of moving human figure holding hockey stick, ball close to stick's head
Pictogram Hockey (BfS, Vienna) Wien BfS Side view of moving human figure holding hockey stick, ball close to stick's head
Icon No 3189936: Hockey by Dutchicon (Iconfinder) Dutchicon Moving human figure holding hockey stick, ball close to stick's head
Summer Olympics Tokyo 2021: Pictogram Hockey O'21 Side view of running human figure holding hockey stick, ball close to stick's head
BS 8501 Public Information Symbol No 9030: Hockey BS 8501:2002 Side view of running human figure holding hockey stick, ball close to stick's head
Aicher & Krampen page 131: Pictogram Hockey Aicher &
Krampen
Side view of running human figure holding hockey stick
Modley & Myers page 91, Summer Olympics Tokyo 1964: Pictogram Hockey *) O'64 Side view of running human figure playing hockey, ball close to stick's head
Modley & Myers page 100, Summer Olympics Munich 1972: Pictogram Hockey *) O'72 Side view of running human figure playing hockey
Abdullah & Hübner page 83, Summer Olympics Atlanta 1996: Pictogram Hockey O'96 Side view of running human figure playing hockey
Abdullah & Hübner page 75, Summer Olympics Moscow 1980: Pictogram Hockey O'80 Side view of human figure holding bent stick
Icon No 3189960: Hockey by Dutchicon (Iconfinder) Dutchicon Ball in outline with shade, hockey stick
Modley & Myers page 93, Summer Olympics Mexico 1968, Pictogram Hockey *) O'68 Head areas of two hockey sticks, ball in center
Abdullah & Hübner page 67, Summer Olympics London 1948: Pictogram Hockey *) O'48 Two hockey sticks crossed, ball
Summer Olympics Paris 2024: Pictogram Hockey O'24 Top view of details of a hockey field, diagonally arranged hockey sticks, two balls

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

Discussion

The selection above illustrates the range of pictograms available, from human figures with hockey stick plus ball to renderings of just hockey sticks and ball. Most of these pictograms are from Summer Olympic Games, were Hockey has a long tradition. It seems that a side view of a human figure holding a hockey stick with the ball close to stick's head could be a visual stereotype representing this type of sport.

In our research we discovered that there is only very limited test data available for the referent Hockey:

When Mackett-Stout & Dewar (1981) examined the four pictogram variants marked with *) on basis of several methods including a Comprehension Test, none of these pictograms tested seemed to be understood well enough, with percentages of correct answers between 26 and 37. Since no data concerning familiarity with Hockey is available, these results should be interpreted with care.

Recommendations

We recommend using a pictogram showing a side view of a moving human figure holding a hockey stick with the ball close to the stick's head, but care should be taken to avoid similarities with a human figure in putting posture when playing Golf.

Furthermore we suggest to conduct studies comparing more concepts than the ones tested in the paper available, including the Chinese variant (CNIS). Such a study should also include data concerning familiarity with Hockey in combination with a Comprehension Test to identify possible mis­interpretations and to improve designs. Only on such a basis a clear decision concerning a specific pictogram recommendation can be reached.

Tests of pictograms of referent Hockey

Mackett-Stout, J. & Dewar, R.L. (1981): Evaluation of Public Information Signs. Human Factors, 1981, 23, 139-151.

See also

Golf

 

Updated 2024-06-27 by Ch.Brugger