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100
75
45%
50
35%
30%
25
10%
0
Icons Presenting
Images
Icons Presenting
Situations
Icons Containing
Objects
Icons Containing
Character and Images
FIGURE 8.39
Preference of different kinds of icons in the Chinese sample.
100
75
50%
50%
50
30%
25
15%
15%
0
Icons
Presenting
Images
Icons
Containing
Characters
Icons
Presenting
Situations
Icons
Containing
Objects
Icons Containing
Character and
Images
FIGURE 8.40
Preference of different kinds of icons in the Czech sample.
Discussion/conclusion.
The hypothesis cannot be fully verified, because some of the answers cannot be
categorized and the difference is not very pronounced. However, the results provide
an interesting glimpse into the thinking process involved. In a revision of this test
we would reduce the number of objects, and choose objects with bigger differences
between them (e.g., pointer, file, folder).
40) Please look at the picture for two seconds and answer the following ques-
tions.
This was not asked in the Czech interview.
41) Which kind of icons do you find more useful?
Different examples were shown to the respondents:
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Icons with images (symbols)
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