Advances in the international standardisation of public information symbols

Christof Brugger

Two main issues in developing and standardizing public information symbols on an international basis are covered in this paper: the procedures for the development and testing of public information symbols as applied by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee working on public information symbols; and the results of the 19S5/6 test series conducted under the sponsorship of ISO.

Published online: 01 January 1990
https://doi.org/10.1075/idj.6.1.05bru

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