Psychology study on Icon Interpretation

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Would you like to take a fun icon identification survey? At www.iconstudy.com, you can win a $15 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble by telling us what you think certain icons represent. This is a fun online survey that should take only 10 – 15 minutes to complete. Your participation would certainly help us reach our goal.

This survey is being conducted through the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY as part of the completion of a Master’s of Science degree. This legitimate scientific study is a usability analysis on icons. After analyzing the data, we expect to have a better idea of how to appropriately design icons for maximum effectiveness.

Icons are important tools for expressing the functions of certain parts of the interface. They assist in the communication between the human and the interface. Icons are a universal language, interpretable by people from all cultures and backgrounds. Though icons are an important and effective means of communication between a user and interface, they must be appropriately designed to function as they should. Many icons are ambiguous, causing confusion and miscommunication.

If you would like to participate, please visit www.iconstudy.com. If you complete the survey, you will be entered into a raffle to win a $15 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble.

Thank you very much.
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[voodoo scientist]

Where/when will the findings be published?

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The findings will certainly be published and available in the Rochester Institute of Technology's thesis library. I will also send it to other organizations to see if they would be interested in the results as well. The study should be finished by the end of summer, so I'm estimating two to three months.

It actually depends on how many people participate. I need a large sample set, and will run the experiment until I have what I need. Do you have any suggestions of how I could advertise this experiment to increase the publicity?

Thanks,
IconStudy