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Re:Laundry symbols make no sense by themitigating on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @02:36PM (#31827418)
Let's say that you have a set of symbols and 30% of the people who view them are able to derive their meaning without research. Why not try to increase that number? What's the downsides excluding the time making the new symbols.
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Re:Laundry symbols make no sense by philwelch on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @07:34PM (#31830355)
Another downside would be people who know the existing symbols having to learn the new ones.
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Re:Laundry symbols make no sense by themitigating on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @10:24PM (#31831397)
Not if the symbols are intuitive. Remember I'm saying that in a population you are increasing the percentage that can derive the meaning of the symbols without research. That includes those that already knew the previous symbols, so it doesn't matter

30% to 50% regardless of who was what type in the past set. It's like if you changed the floppy disk icon in MS Word to a text box that read "SAVE".

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Re:Laundry symbols make no sense by philwelch on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @10:52PM (#31831517)
Right, which means people who don’t speak English would be at a disadvantage even if they recognize the universal “save” icon that’s been used for 30 years.
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