ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 22727 First edition 2007-11-01 Graphical symbols Creation and design of public information symbols Requirements Symboles graphiques - Création et conception des symboles destinés a l'information du public—Exigences Reference number ISO 22727:2007(E) @ ISO 2007 by IHS under lic itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 22727:2007(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The IsO Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ISO2007 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org @ ISo 2007 - All rights reserved py IHS unde I without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 22727:2007(E) Contents Page Foreword iv Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Creation procedure. 4.1 Preliminary phase. 4.2 Creation phase. 5 Assignment of meaning, function and image content to the public information symbol.. 3 6 Design of the graphical symbol 6.1 6.2 Use of template 6.3 Line width 6.4 Image content 6.5 Combination of graphical symbols or graphical symbol elements.. 6.6 Standardized representations of symbol elements 6.7 Characters. 6.8 Negation 8 7 Layout of templates .... 10 7.1 Public information symbols without negation bar. 10 7.2 Public information symbols with negation bar.. 11 Annex A (informative) Colour and file format. 12 Annex B (informative) Additional design guidelines .. .13 Annex C (informative) Representation of the human figure .. 16 Annex D (informative) Representation of a body of water.. .22 Annex E (informative) Checklist for designers.. . 23 Bibliography 25 CopyrghtInternationalOrganizaionsandardizaoghtsreserved ii nse from IHS Not for Resale ISO 22727:2007(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. iso collaborates closely with the International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 22727 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 145, Graphical symbols, Subcommittee SC 1, Public information symbols. @ ISo 2007 - All rights reserved ional Organization for Standardizatior ISO 22727:2007(E) Introduction A graphical symbol is defined as a visually perceptible figure used