Synonyms
Baggage Lockers, Coin Lockers
Category
Public Facilities, Public Services, Travel, Transport Facilities, Tourism, Concessions
Message / Function
To indicate the location of lockers for the temporary storage of baggage
Source | Description | |
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D'source | Case in outline rectangle, lock fills gap in rectangle | |
ISO 7001 | Suitcase in outline rectangle with key inserted in gap | |
KFAI | Case in outline rectangle, key fills gap in rectangle | |
TC | Suitcase in outline rectangle with door indicated, key above | |
SIS | Suitcase in outline rectangle with opening on one side, key with tag above | |
Expo 67 | Case in outline rectangle, key above | |
ON Testdesign | Suitcase in outline rectangle, key with tag above | |
ÖNORM A 3011 | Suitcase in outline rectangle, key above | |
BS 8501:2002 | Suitcase with tag in outline rectangle, key below | |
AIGA | Case in outline rectangle, key above | |
Eco-Mo Foundation |
Case in outline rectangle, key above | |
Zurich Airport | Case in outline rectangle, outline key above | |
Erco | Case in white rectangle on dark background with key above | |
EJP | Case inside filled rectangle, key above | |
Erben/Sramek | Key in fron/insidet of case inside outline rectangle | |
Düsseldorf Airport |
Key above suitcase | |
Port | Key above case | |
WO'72 | Key in front/inside of case | |
O'64 | Key in front/inside of case or bag | |
ARS (Ota) | Fat outline rectangle with key inserted | |
Picto'grafics | Key inside outline rectangle |
Discussion
The manifold versions shown above are dominated by pictograms based on some kind of hand luggage (suitcase, case) inside of an outline rectangle plus a key outside. Kraft (1976) and Gärling (1985) examined more than twenty pictogram variants using Appropriateness Ranking Tests. Designs showing hand luggage inside an outline rectangle with a key above were rated as most appropriate while variants similar to the pictograms at the bottom of the table above were placed at the end of the line.
With 78 % correct responses the variant labeled ON Testdesign was superior to the design of Erben/Sramek, which reachend 60 % correct in a Comprehension Test (Brugger, 1977). Responses for the latter variant indicate that the key more often was assigned to the case instead of the locker. The concept showing a key inside the suitcase elicited more erroneous responses like 'Lockable Suitcase', 'Suitcase with Key', 'Suitcase Key'. Further Comprehension Test results indicate that adding a tag to the key seems to be irrelevant (Brugger, 1978).
In a Japanese study to propose domestically unified graphical symbols based on scientific methods, the pictogram variant labeled as Eco-Mo Foundation proved to be sufficiently comprehensable with a comprehension score of 78.5 (Eco-Mo Foundation, 2001). Among college students a pictogram similar to the AIGA and ÖNORM versions reached an outstanding comprehension score of 98.5 (Zwaga & Poppinga).
When Fiori (2008) examined a map symbol showing a key above a case similar to the pictogram labeled as Port on basis of a Comprehension Test, only 53.0 % of the responses were classified as correct. Answers reported are for example: Key-rack, Locksmith, Strongbox, Baggage, Trip, Closet and Baggage Rack.
Recommendations
Based on test results known, we recommend the use of a variant like symbol No 37 of ÖNORM A 3011 part 2.
We further suggest to conduct a Comprehension Test comparing concepts like the first three pictograms of the table above with the design of our recommended symbol.
Tests of pictograms of referent Luggage Lockers
Brugger, Ch. (1977): Abschlußbericht über den Erkennungstest. Report to the Austrian Standards Institute, Vienna, 1977-10-04.
Brugger, Ch. (1978): Bericht über die Auswertung des Erkennungstests von November/Dezember 1977. Report to the Austrian Standards Institute (ON) dated 6. 3. 1978, Vienna.
Eco-Mo Foundation (2001): Test data of public information symbols in Japan - Procedure for the testing of public information symbols by the Study Committee. ISO: ISO/TC 145/SC 1 N 329.
Fiori, S. R. (2008): Mapas para o turismo e a interatividade - proposta teórica e prática. Tese de Doutorado - Depto. de Geografia, FFLCH-USP.
Gärling, T. (1985): ISO Appropriateness Ranking Test 1985 - Redovisning av genomförande. Report to the Swedish Standards Institute dated 1985-07-24.
Kraft, E. (1976): Ranking-Test. Report to the Austrian Standards Institute (ON) dated 09/76, Vienna.
Zwaga, H.J. & Boersema, T. (1983): Evaluation of a set of graphic symbols. Applied Ergonomics, 14, 1, 43-54.
Zwaga, H.J.G. & Poppinga, J.: Identification and Legibility of Graphic Symbols; Towards a standard for public information symbols. Internal Report, Psychological Laboratory, University of Utrecht
See also
Updated 2024-03-21 by Ch.Brugger