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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2021.19.5.397

A Study on the Special Characters as UX/UI Icon Design Elements  

Song, Jae-yeon (Department of Design, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.19, no.5, 2021 , pp. 397-405 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to organize the system of special characters as UX/UI icon design elements, thus laying the groundwork for improvement direction for unclear use regulations. This study examines the theoretical background of UX/UI design and special characters and discovers UX/UI design and special characters' relations and assignments. Besides, the case study summarizes the system of special characters being utilized in the company's UX/UI icon design guidelines to produce the study results. As a result of the analysis, the special character types being utilized in UX/UI were graphic characters, mathematical symbols, punctuation marks, and parentheses. And the special characters commonly used in analysis cases, iOS, Android, and Windows, are ▶, ♥, ★, ○, ⊙, +, ×, ⋯. So this study organizes the common characters to standardize them. Hopefully, this study contributes to increasing the interest in the study of 'special characters' in the UX/UI design field and helps establish a framework for future industrial standards.
Keywords
UX Design; UI Design; Special Character; Special Character System; Punctuation Marks;
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