Language：Japanese   Publisher：Japanese Society for the Science of Design  

<p>Pictograms are visual symbols used by diverse people to convey information without relying on text or language. However, some standard human pictograms evoke fear in scenes where it's unnecessary, thus deviating from the purpose of pictograms. The purpose of this study is to identify the graphic elements that people find frightening, based on the hypothesis that the impression they receive from human pictograms is related to the level of abstraction by focusing on the “uncanny valley phenomenon.” It was revealed that the graphic elements of human pictograms that evoke a sense of fear include shoulders not straight, elongated neck, slender torso, arms, and neck, and overall silhouette is not stable.</p>

DOI： 10.11247/jssd.71.0_122

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：Japanese Society for the Science of Design  

<p>The purpose of this research is to clarify graphic elements in floor maps that facilitate wayfinding for everyone. In this study, floor map was designed and installed in the Design Library of Kyushu University. To evaluate this map, survey of wayfinding behavior and subjective evaluation were conducted on adults without disabilities and with intellectual disabilities. As a result, it was suggested “depth cueing: especially for stairs” was subjectively comprehensible element for both participants. It was also suggested that the location of signs and sign education were important for adults with intellectual disabilities in the independent wayfinding.</p>

DOI： 10.11247/jssd.71.0_124

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<p>The “Dr. Nakamura Tetsu Memorial Archive,” an exhibition space that symbolically conveys the achievements of Dr. Nakamura Tetsu (1946-2019), who carried out medical and humanitarian activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan for 35 years and was assassinated in December 2019, opened in March 2021 at Kyushu University’s Central Library. The “Memorial Archive” was conceived under the Kyushu University Project to Pass on Dr. Nakamura’s Aspirations to the Next Generation, which is promoted by Kyushu University. The three pillars of this project are the “Dr. Nakamura Tetsu Memorial Archive,” the “Writings Archive,” which collects, digitizes, preserves, and makes available to the public Dr. Nakamura’s writings and other materials, and the “Dr. Nakamura Tetsu Memorial Lecture Series,” an educational program.<br>This paper describes the background of the project and the concept of the “Dr. Nakamura Tetsu Memorial Archive,” explores the design of each element, explains how comprehensive design of the “Memorial Archive” interacts with the “Writings Archive” and the “Dr. Nakamura Tetsu Memorial Lecture Series,” and finally discusses the significance of this monumental exhibition space.<br>
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DOI： 10.11247/adrjssd.28.1_1_130

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<p>This study focuses on low vision and low vision, the incidence of which tends to increase with age, in light of Japan's super-aging society. By examining the graphics of gas stove operation based on the actual cooking behavior of 16 people with low vision and 19 people without low vision, the objective is to understand the potential needs of more people in the future. The results suggest the need for multimodal design that includes not only visual design but also tactile and auditory senses.</p>

DOI： 10.11247/jssd.70.0_124

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<p>Pictograms are considered useful for preschool children because they are nonverbal communication and use graphics. Although, standardized pictograms are created for ages 15 and older, and ISO and JIS comprehension surveys don’t cover children under 15. The purpose of this study is to clarify the conditions for pictograms that are easy to understand for preschool children. A survey was conducted to observe descriptions by children and to rank pictograms in terms of understandability. It was found that partial figurative and addition of context through objects, movement, and self-projectable humanoid (5 heads: child) were easy to understand.</p>

DOI： 10.11247/jssd.70.0_282

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People with Intellectual disabilities understand Pictograms that require learning has been reported to be difficult. They exhibit difficulties under-standing, including reading and writing, textual information, and often use images in the form of Pictograms to circumvent this difficulty.Against the backdrop of research by AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication), TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication handicapped Children), and others, Pictograms have been used as tools for communication from school age onward. Thus, Pictograms displayed in public spaces are public support tools that enable people with intellectual disabilities to understand information. / However, in Japan, when some Pictograms were revised or added in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2017, and paired comparison survey was carried out by the Japanese JIS standard Pictograms committee to determine whether JIS or ISO Pictograms were easier to understand. Some people with disabilities were included in the study, but only 20 out of 121 responded (16.5%), and the data was decided to be used only as a reference. / From the results of the author's previous surveys of people with Intellectual Disabilities, pictograms they understand are also well understood by people without disabilities. / In this study, 19 adults with intellectual disabilities and Pictograms of 16items from JIS for guidance were subjected to a com-prehension survey where they recalled intended actions. As a result, graphic elements that increase comprehension were identified in each Pictogram. The study also suggested an association between comprehensible graphic elements and IQ. / Specifically, five graphic elements influence the comprehension of Pictograms: 1. person symbolizing location, 2. real orien-tation, 3. motion line (: effect line representing movement, emphasis, sound, etc.) 4. location element, and 5. arrow: the axis length affects the degree of comprehension. It was suggested that 1. lower IQ, 2. real orientation, and 3. motion line had more influence on the ease of understanding.

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The main objective of this research was to verify the design of pictograms following standardization and the method of comprehension test. Nineteen adults with intellectual disabilities were tested to determine the design of pictograms that are easy to understand while recalling wayfinding situations.The results showed that five graphic elements were effective in increasing pictogram comprehension.In addition, the relationship between IQ and easily comprehensible pictograms suggested that the motion line and the actual orientation were more easily understood by the group with lower IQ.Pictograms were standardized by AIGA | USDOT( American Institute of Graphic Arts | United States Department of Transportation) in 1974 and have brought many benefits to the public. However, because pictograms were made abstract to increase their versatility, many of them are difficult to understand, such as for people with Intellectual Disabilities and dementia.To fulfill the original purpose of pictograms and non-verbal communication, we are considering pictogram design as the next step after standardization and the ideal method of surveying the level of understanding.

DOI： 0022-2224

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People with Intellectual disabilities understand Pictograms that require learning has been reported to be difficult. They exhibit difficulties under - standing, including reading and writing, textual information, and often use images in the form of Pictograms to circumvent this difficulty. Against the backdrop of research by AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication), TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication handicapped Children), and others, Pictograms have been used as tools for communication from school age onward. Thus, Pictograms displayed in public spaces are public support tools that enable people with intellectual disabilities to understand information. However, in Japan, when some Pictograms were revised or added in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2017, and paired comparison survey was carried out by the Japanese JIS standard Pictograms committee to determine whether JIS or ISO Pictograms were easier to understand. Some people with disabilities were included in the study, but only 20 out of 121 responded (16.5%), and the data was decided to be used only as a reference. From the results of the author's previous surveys of people with Intellectual Disabilities, pictograms they understand are also well understood by people without disabilities. In this study, 19 adults with intellectual disabilities and Pictograms of 16items from JIS for guidance were subjected to a com - prehension survey where they recalled intended actions. As a result, graphic elements that increase comprehension were identified in each Pictogram. The study also suggested an association between comprehensible graphic elements and IQ. Specifically, five graphic elements influence the comprehension of Pictograms: 1. person symbolizing location, 2. real orien - tation, 3. motion line (: effect line representing movement, emphasis, sound, etc.) 4. location element, and 5. arrow: the axis length affects the degree of comprehension. It was suggested that 1. lower IQ, 2. real orientation, and 3. motion line had more influence on the ease of understanding.

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：Faculty of Design, Kyushu University  

Dr. Tetsu Nakamura, who devoted himself to medical activities and an irrigation project called the Green Earth Project in Afghanistan and Pakistan for a long time, was killed by a bullet in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on December 4, 2019. This paper reports on the outline of the design for the Exhibition Space of "Dr. Tetsu Nakamura Memorial Archive" at Kyushu University.

DOI： 10.15017/4773086

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：Japanese Society for the Science of Design  

<p>A Sign has an important role to guide ones to their destination. We proposed three types of signs for International Sports Competitions. First one was a simple direction arrow which had a longer shaft than the JIS arrow. Second one was an inverted U-shaped arrow which means ones should turn back. The head position of that was lower than the tail position. Last one was a pictogram indicating how long it takes for their destination. These signs were obtained better evaluations than the conventional signs by experiments.</p>

DOI： 10.11247/jssd.69.0_180

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<p>Using the 19th FINA World Championships Fukuoka 2022 as a case study, this study proposed new pictograms for use at the venue, as well as proposed improvements to JIS pictograms and a gender-neutral human figure from the perspective of universal design and social inclusion appropriate for modern international competitions. 4 design proposals per type of pictogram were created; 93 subjects were surveyed to test their understanding of and rank the design proposals. Finally, 30 design proposals for pictograms were proposed.</p>

DOI： 10.11247/jssd.69.0_182

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：Japanese Society for the Science of Design  

<p>The purpose of this study is to clarify the conditions for universal design of pictograms to be inclusive of diversity and the research methodology. In this study, 19 adults with intellectual disabilities were surveyed to select pictograms that were easy to understand based on their recall of the intended action. It was found that the person symbolizing the location, the actual orientation, motion line, the location element and the length of the arrow axis were the graphic elements that influenced comprehension.</p>

DOI： 10.11247/jssd.69.0_276

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Language：Japanese   Publisher：Japanese Society for the Science of Design  

<p>The purpose of this research is to clarify the design condition of graphics for sign and research methodology including people with intellectual disabilities.</p><p>In this research, sign graphics pasted to the door in group home for people with intellectual disabilities were designed to distinguish their rooms easily. Ten adults with intellectual disabilities who cohabit in the group home were surveyed about their preferences for graphics on the door different in level of abstraction (concrete / semiabstract / abstract).</p><p>As a result, concrete was selected the most. The sign graphics were designed considering this result and harmony with the surrounding environment of living space.</p>

DOI： 10.11247/jssd.69.0_278

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国内においては、2006年 からユニバーサルデザイン書体(以下、UDフォント)が、書体メーカーによって発表されたが、近年ではディスレクシアにもわかりやすいUDフォントの開発がなされ、Win10から標準搭載されている。スマートフォンやタブレットPCの利用の増加、教育現場においては教科書の電子化から、ディスプレイ上でわかりやすいフォントの必要性が高まり、ユーザビリティ評価の対象が広まっている。知的障害においても、飛ばし読みや、単語・文章の誤認識見られることが多く、フォントの読みやすさは重要である。そのため本研究では、知的障害と自閉スペクトラム症(以下, ASD)を併せ有するする人を対象に、「読みやすい」と感じる書体について印象評価を行なった。知的障害と知的障害にASD を併せ有する人の場合で読みやすいと感じる書体を比較した結果、違いがあることがわかった。知的障害群では、縦横線のコントラストがなく、 角が丸く処理された書体を読みやすいと感じる一方、ASD 群は、縦横線のコントラストが強く、つきだしがあり、さらにつきだしの表現が強く表現されている書体を読みやすいと感じていることが明らかになった。

Audience： Infants,　Schoolchildren,　Junior students,　High school students

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2021年4月から9月まで、FINA世界水泳2022福岡で使用するクトグラムとサインデザインの提案を行うプロジェクトに従事した。 成果は一般公開し、2021年11月23日から28日まで、福岡市美術館において、市民を対象に、『ピクトグラム とサインのデザイン展』を開催（来場者数335名）。制作経過を含め、提案デザインの発表を行った。2023年に大会は延期されたが、大会開催時には、提案をしたピクトグラムやサインが実装される予定である。

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校区の環境美化のため、アンダーパス(大橋キャンパスから徒歩18分)の落書きを消し、新たに絵を描く事業に従事した。校区の小学生から事前に下絵を募集し、本学教員・学生有志が下絵の選考やデザイン化を行い、11/20・21に地域住民30名と共に壁画制作を行った。

Audience： General,　Scientific,　Company,　Civic organization,　Governmental agency

Type：Seminar, workshop

C+podコミュニティ・デザインプロジェクト：糸島の子ども達の絵2200枚の中から、九州大学の学生、教員が絵を選出、デザインし、超小型電気自動車にラッピングデザインを行った。
2022年5月23日　その披露式が行われた。C+podは,2022年5月25日より、糸島市各ステーションで一般ユーザーの使用が開始された。

C+podコミュニティ・デザインプロジェクト：糸島の子ども達の絵2200枚の中から、九州大学の学生、教員が絵を選出、デザインし、超小型電気自動車にラッピングデザインを行った。
2022年5月23日　その披露式が行われた。C+podは,2022年5月25日より、糸島市各ステーションで一般ユーザーの使用が開始された。

C+podコミュニティ・デザインプロジェクト：糸島の子ども達の絵2200枚の中から、九州大学の学生、教員が絵を選出、デザインし、超小型電気自動車にラッピングデザインを行った。
2022年5月23日　その披露式が行われた。C+podは、2022年5月25日より、糸島市各ステーションで一般ユーザーの使用が開始された。