A study by Filiberto Strazzari in collaboration with Dr. Passini and Prof. Borghi from University of Bologna’s Department of Psychology will be published on Displays (ed. Elsevier), a british scientific magazine specialized in hergonomics of visual computer interfaces.

The paper Icon-Function Relationship in Toolbar Icons has been accepted by the magazine scientific referees and will be soon published. By now the abstract is available on Science Direct website and the full pre-press uncorrected proof is available on Prof. Borghi’s website.

The study measures the efficiency of several icon types and their capability of representing the action they perform, the authors also provide guidelines for toolbar design based on the results of the study.