형태재인 관점에서의 아이콘의 특징적 분류 연구

초록

In today`s environment of digital multimedia, the icon is the most important and fundamental visual language which facilitates communication between users through the user interface using graphics. The icon is a code whose most important feature is to effectively convey the intended meaning through icon in substitution for letters. If, by studying pattern recognition, pattern components which are the most basic element in human awareness of a pattern are identified and such characteristic of pattern recognition is applied in designing the icon, the result may be the most effective method in terms of information delivery function, icon`s primary objective. In this study, a common denomiator which is the formation of a metaphor by way of simplification and contextualization through extracting each basic element unit or pattern components in terms of recognizing the icon pattern was derived by considering the visual perception and cognition process through a pattern recognition study and applying such characteristics to the functional feature of an icon for information communication purpose. In addition, by classifying and analyzing icons in terms of patterns and contexts based on the findings, a new direction for visual expressions for efficient information communication is offered by suggesting appropriate icon patterns for information which is suitable for directly expressing phenomena or actions to trigger user`s actions and creating abstract and ideal information metaphors.

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