Pictograms . It is a sign that schematically represents a symbol, real object or figure. It is the name by which the signs of the alphabetic systems based on meaningful drawings are called. A pictogram should be fully understandable with just three glances. In the design of a pictogram, all superfluous details should be removed. At present it is understood as a clear and schematic sign that synthesizes a message overcoming the language barrier; with the aim of informing and / or signaling. We can differentiate linear pictograms made from geometry.
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- 1 Definition
- 1 Pictogram, picture graph or pictograph
- 2 Pictogram as a communication system
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Definition
A pictogram is a clear and schematic sign that represents a real object, figure or concept. It synthesizes a message that can signal or inform, overcoming the language barrier. It is a communicative visual resource that we can find in various contexts of our daily life and provides us with useful information that is known to all.
Pictogram, picture chart or pictograph
It is a diagram that uses images or symbols to display data for quick understanding. In a pictogram, images or symbols are used to represent a specific quantity and its size or quantity is proportional to the frequency it represents. To do this, figures allusive to the theme are first chosen and an image is assigned to them. In case a quantity represents a decimal value, the figure appears mutilated.
Pictogram as communication system
Pictograms can be used as alternative systems or communication enhancer. Generally, people who use it have difficulties in oral and written communication, and use images as words to express ideas, concepts, feelings, etc. A pictogram must be for the person who uses it a way of interpreting, understanding and transforming their reality into images and, through these, a means of expressing and transmitting their thoughts to the interlocutor.
Thus, these pictograms can represent a concrete reality (eg an object, animal, person, etc.), an abstract reality (eg a feeling), an action, (eg looking), and even a grammatical element (eg adjectives, conjunctions , articles, prepositions, etc.).
