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Subject:Re: Icons for Cautions, Warnings From:Carma C Allen <ccallen -at- CCGATE -dot- DP -dot- BECKMAN -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 16 Nov 1994 14:54:39 -0800
Chris Dresden requested opinions about icons for cautions and warnings.
Kristi Koscianski said that they use the symbol of the palm of a hand,
symbolizing stop, with the word warning in red above it.
This may be OK if you are positive that none of your customers are from
a culture that finds this symbol offensive (according to our translation
company). When using ANY symbols, check out your potential users for
possible cultural gaffes.
We use a triangle with an explanation point inside for CAUTIONS and for
WARNINGS of a chemical, mechanical, or flammable nature; and a triangle
with a lightening bolt inside for WARNINGS of an electrical nature.
This is in accordance with ISO 1010-series requirements.
Carma
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