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ThesaHelp:
references a-b
Topic:
problems with using icons
Topic:
word vs. picture
Topic:
information retrieval by searching
Topic:
keystroke shortcuts as a UserInterface
Topic:
desktop metaphor for user interfaces

Reference

Byrne, M.D., "The misunderstood picture: A study of icon recognition", SIGCHI Bulletin, 23, 4, pp. 37-38, October 1991. Google

Quotations
37 ;;Quote: tested blank icons, highly stylized (lightening bolt) icons, and prototypical (spreadsheet) icons
37 ;;Quote: blank icons with filenames were better than stylized or prototypical icons with filenames
38 ;;Quote: with blank icons, users search filenames instead of first searching icon types
38 ;;Quote: while pictures mean different things, words mean roughly the same thing; make better file indicators
38 ;;Quote: icons are good for command buttons and for maintaining the desktop metaphor


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ThesaHelp: references a-b (396 items)
Topic: problems with using icons (11 items)
Topic: word vs. picture (12 items)
Topic: information retrieval by searching (35 items)
Topic: keystroke shortcuts as a UserInterface (22 items)
Topic: desktop metaphor for user interfaces (18 items)

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