Managing icon presentation in children software: Interpretation from children perspectives

In this paper we describe a study on children and their ability to design icons based on the tasks given using two activities — (1) drawing icons based on their own interpretation, (2) mix-and-match task on icons and their meaning. A total of nine children participated in the study. The study aimed to analyze three variables — age, gender and experience — and compared them with icon appropriateness scales. Overall, the results indicate that regardless of age, gender and experience; designers of children software need to be aware of the importance of organizing and managing icons representation and their meanings especially in interface design of children software.