Category
Sports, Water Sports, Sporting Activities, Leisure Activities, Activities, Recreation, Tourism
Message / Function
For notice in general and to signify the activity of windsurfing
Source | Description | |
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Dutchicon | Human figure on board, rigged sail, water shown as wavy line | |
WTO-Iraq | Human figure on board in side view, rigged sail, water shown as two wavy lines | |
BS 8501:2002 | Human figure on board in side view, rigged sail, water shown as two wavy lines | |
NARSSM | Human figure on board in side view, rigged sail, water shown as wavy line | |
Fiori R | Side view of human figure on surfboard, rigged sail, water shown as wavy line | |
DER | Human figure on front view of board, rigged sail, water shown as two wavy lines | |
Peru 2016 | Human figure on board in side view, rigged sail, water shown as two wavy lines | |
ÖNORM A 3011 | Human figure on front view of board, rigged sail in outline, water shown as two wavy lines | |
NZS 8603 | Side view of human figure, rigged sail, water shown as two wavy lines | |
NPS | Human figure in side view, rigged sail, water shown as wavy line | |
Québec | Human figure in side view, rigged sail, water shown as wavy line | |
BTA 1989 | Side view of human figure on surfboard, rigged sail | |
Erco | Side view of human figure on surfboard, rigged sail | |
NST Portugal | Side view of human figure on surfboard, rigged sail | |
Unknown | Side view of surfboard with rigged sail |
Note: Some of the examples shown above were mirrored horizontally to contrast differences.
Discussion
Rigged sail, side views of a human figure with a hand on the boom, plus water shown as wavy lines dominate the variants found and could be seen as visual stereotype to signify the activity of windsurfing.
In our research we found only very limited information on data from tests:
Fiori (2008) examined a map symbol showing a side view of a human figure on a surfboard with rigged sail and the water shown as wavy line (available here in low quality only) using a Comprehension Test conducted in Brazil. Only 45.9 % of the responses were classified as correct. The answers Sailing, Yachting, Surfing, and Regatta were found among the wrong interpretations. We assume that some of the responses were done quickly and did not express the meaning in an exact manner, so real comprehension rate could probably be significantly higher.
Recommendation
We recommend to examine several representative variants either on basis of a Comprehension Test or applying the Comprehensibility Estimation method to find the best pictogram to signify the activity of windsurfing. Availability of detailed information about the most frequent responses given in each of the response categories is of foremost importance to correcly judge comprehensibility and improve designs.
Tests of pictograms of referent Windsurfing
Fiori, S. R. (2008): Mapas para o turismo e a interatividade - proposta teórica e prática. Tese de Doutorado - Depto. de Geografia, FFLCH-USP.
See also
Updated 2024-08-15 by Ch.Brugger