Synonyms / Other Terms Used
Bowling Alley, Skittles
Category
Sports, Sporting Activities, Activities, Recreation, Tourism, Concessions
Message / Function
For notice in general and to indicate the possibility of bowling
Note: Boccia is not included
Source | Description | |
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Erco | Human figure (bowler) rolling the ball | |
BS 8501:2002 | Human figure (bowler) rolling the ball | |
CNIS | Human figure after rolling the ball, ball on line indicating bowling lane | |
SSRS | Five bowling pins and ball with holes | |
SIS | Four bowling pins and ball | |
Unknown | Three bowling pins and ball | |
* | ÖNORM A 3011 | Two bowling pins and ball striking pin |
Elbhavelwinkel | Two bowling pin with stripes and ball with holes | |
Chamonix | Bowling pin with stripes and ball with holes | |
Unknown | Bowling pin and ball | |
* | ON Testdesign | Ball and bowling pin |
Note: Some of the examples shown above were mirrored horizontally to contrast differences.
Discussion
When Gehringer (1976) examined five pictogram variants for the referent Bowling Lane in an Appropriateness Ranking Test, a variant similar to the example above labeled as ON Testdesign was ranked best. Variants resembling the top two of this table reached second and third place.
Both of the pictograms marked with a * reached almost 100 % correct responses when tested for comprehensibility in Austria (Brugger, 1983). Showing a ball plus one or more bowling pins probably will differentiate better between Bowling and Boccia than pictograms displaying a human figure rolling or throwing the ball.
Recommendation
Regarding test results available as well as small scale usability, we recommend the use of symbol No 98 of ÖNORM A 3011 part 4.
Tests of pictograms of referent Bowling
Brugger, Ch. (1983): Abschlußbericht über den Erkennungstest. Report to the Austrian Standards Institute (ON) dated May 1983, Vienna.
Gehringer, J. (1976): Reihungstest über 18 Begriffe aus dem Sportwesen - Priorität I. Report to the Austrian Standards Institute (ON) dated January 1976, Vienna.
See also
Updated 2023-04-17 by Ch.Brugger