Quantifying and predicting the effects of basic text display variables on the perceived urgency of warning labels: tradeoffs involving font size, border weight and colour

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Recent research on the design of warnings indicate that design variables influence the effectiveness of warning labels. A study is done where the signal word 'WARNING' is presented in red surrounded by a red border at the head of a black pesticide label using 8-point type. Twenty-four undergraduates were used in a study on signal-word font size. Another study using another 24 students compared red labels with labels in black.

Research, Warning labels

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A user-centered approach to the design and evaluation of auditory warning signals; part 1 Methodology

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A new method is presented for the design and evaluation of auditory warning signals patterned after an internationally standardized method used for evaluating public information systems. The user-centered procedure is presented step-by-step. Issues related to each of the stages are analyzed and suggested solutions are presented in the event of problems arising.

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