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Icons are conventional graphic symbols. They are minimalist texts designed to be visually conspicuous. The main objective of their use is to provide quick and economical delivery of a concise message readily comprehensible to the general public.1 They frequently appear in computers, information leaflets (for instance user instructions for medicine or electrical equipment), packages, cars, laundry instructions on clothes, advertising, open public places such as roads, parks and tourist attractions, and closed public spaces such as airports, hospitals and shopping malls.2
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Teubal, E., Guberman, A. (2014). Icons. In: Graphic Texts. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-710-0_4
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