Learn in the textbookUX Methods, Cognition, and Visual Representation
DefinitionA pictogram (ピクトグラム) is a visual representation that expresses one meaning with a simplified picture symbol and conveys it without relying on words.
ExplanationPictograms are common on guide signs and warning signs in public facilities. Their meaning comes across without reading any text, so they reach people who speak other languages or have difficulty reading, which also makes them a way to improve accessibility.
AnalogyIt is like finding the restrooms and exits in an airport abroad, where you cannot read the language, by following the picture signs alone.
Memory hookpicto (picture) + gram (something written): a "symbol written as a picture."