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Subject:safety icons and ANSI Z535 From:Susan Fowler <sfowler -at- EJV -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 28 Aug 1995 08:51:19 EDT
Just to add to LaVonna's excellent information:
If you can put your hands on a copy, The GUI Style Guide has a section on
defining hazard messages and icons. It summarizes the Kemnitz article, an
article by d'Albenas in Intercom (Oct. 1992, pp. 3-5), and the ANSI standards,
and lists the ANSI standards on warnings. It also includes the ANSI address and
phone number (212/642-4900).
Added value: a section on defining warning sounds.
Write me if you'd like more information: sfowler -at- ejv -dot- com -dot-
--Susan Fowler
co-author, The GUI Style Guide
Academic Press Professional
0-12-263590-6
