Icon Semantics

Icon Semantics is a theoretical construct in human-computer interaction that defines the meaning-bearing properties of graphical icons, distinguishing them from other visual representations by their symbolic, culturally conditioned, and context-dependent interpretations in user interfaces.

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2.6K

Citations

141

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Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Icon Design

Publications

Measuring symbol and icon characteristics: Norms for concreteness, complexity, meaningfulness, familiarity, and semantic distance for 239 symbols

Siné McDougall, Martin B. Curry, Oscar de Bruijn · Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers · 1999 · 245 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Communication, Visual Communication +7

Visual Languages: A Tutorial and Survey

Shi-Kuo Chang · IEEE Software · 1987 · 177 citations

Computing, Visualization, Visual Design +9

The Verbal Icon. Studies in the Meaning of Poetry

Kester Svendsen, William K. Wimsatt · Books Abroad · 1956 · 168 citations

Humanities, Linguistics, Literature +9

Learning Design Semantics for Mobile Apps

Thomas F. Liu, Mark Craft, Jason Situ et al. · 2018 · 157 citations

Computing, Computer Science, Design +17

Icon Identification in Context: The Changing Role of Icon Characteristics With User Experience

Sarah Isherwood, Siné McDougall, Martin B. Curry · Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society · 2007 · 135 citations

Arts, Design, Memory +11

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Authors

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Siné McDougall
Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
4 publications · 556 citations
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Martin B. Curry
Swansea University, United Kingdom
4 publications · 630 citations
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Shi‐Kuo Chang
University of Pittsburgh, United States
3 publications · 189 citations
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Oscar de Bruijn
University of Manchester, United Kingdom
3 publications · 495 citations
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Ralph E. Griswold
University of Arizona, United States
2 publications · 87 citations
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Behaviour and Information Technology
3 publications · 154 citations
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Displays
2 publications · 47 citations
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International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence
2 publications · 74 citations
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ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems
2 publications · 38 citations
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International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
2 publications · 118 citations
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