Synonyms / Other Terms Used
Dart-throwing
Category
Sports, Shooting Sports, Sporting Activities, Activities, Recreation, Tourism
Message / Function
For notice in general and to indicate the possibility of playing/throwing darts
Source | Description | |
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Smashicons | Side view of dart, placed diagonally | |
BTA 1989 | Side view of three darts in a row | |
ÖNORM A 3011 | Dartboard, dart below | |
BS 8501:2002 | Dartboard, dart rotated by 10° below | |
Aicher OAP | Upper part of human figure throwing dart, dartboard in the background | |
CNIS | View of human figure throwing dart, dartboard on the right |
Discussion
Of the few pictogram variants we have in our collection, only one was examined on basis of tests: pictogram No 9016 of British Standard 8501:2002 was judged as highly comprehensible, reaching a median score of 97 in a Comprehensibility Estimation Test conducted in Austria (Brugger, 1999).
The pictograms available from Otl Aicher (Aicher OAP) and from the Chinese standard GB/T 10001 (CNIS) are of limited use only when reproduced in small scale.
Recommendations
Based on the test results known and regarding design aspects we recommend the use of pictogram No 170 from ÖNORM A 3011, part 11.
Tests of pictograms of referent Darts
Brugger: Ch. (1999): Verständnisschätzungen - Projekt 1999. Report to the Austrian Standards Institute dated December 1999.
See also
Updated 2023-12-21 by Ch.Brugger