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FigmaCanvas asset intake into private PictoClarity drafts.VerifierLocal Markdown snapshot hash verification.AppPrivate report request workspace.

[ Public framework / Reviewed cases ]

Icons must mean something

PictoClarity screens whether a pictogram or interface icon still carries its intended message.

WCAG checks access mechanics. PictoClarity checks the missing layer: semantic transfer, learned convention, and obsolescence.

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Live public report

Material Symbols VPN Key Icon (Sharp)

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Output - Material Symbols VPN Key Icon (Sharp) — pictogram

PCS

0.78

Clarity score

0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Strong.

STS

0.75

Meaning fit

0-1 scale; higher is clearer. Strong.

CRI

0.27

Confusion risk

0-1 scale; lower is safer. Watch.
Usable with supportpictoclarity

Strong VPN Key icon case, with assessing the communicative effectiveness of the vpn key icon.

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How screening happens

Communication risk becomes visible before release.

Recognition is not understanding.

A familiar object can still fail the intended action.

The private workspace turns that gap into a report.

  1. 01 Input

    Start from the intended meaning

    Add the symbol, message, users, context, and support.

  2. 02 Screening

    Separate recognition from transfer

    Visual checks, semantic extraction, and public evidence feed one report.

  3. 03 Result

    Decide what needs support

    The report shows score, findings, trace, and recommended safeguards.

Screening lanes

[01]

Screen meaning transfer

The method separates visible referent from intended user message.

[02]

Estimate convention load

The report flags when a symbol depends on learned habit or an aging object.

[03]

Measure visual robustness

Deterministic checks inspect scale, blur, contrast, and detail survival.

What the score checks

Meaning transfer

Does recognition become action?

  • NTR,
  • CLL,
  • CBB

Visual survival

Does the shape survive real display conditions?

  • VRS,
  • SRS,
  • BRS

Evidence weight

Does public evidence support the score?

  • ERS,
  • RRS,
  • CTS

Use cases

Where clarity risk becomes practical.

PictoClarity is useful anywhere a pictogram carries access, safety, or communication weight.

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01

AAC and care

Pictograms used by people first.

Screen classroom, clinic, and home symbols before a real pilot.

First check

Meaning load

02

Product UI

Interface icons checked before release.

Find transfer risk in navigation, actions, and empty states.

First check

Action mismatch

03

Shared icon kits

Reusable symbols checked in context.

Keep source, license, intended task, and report evidence together.

First check

Source context

Public-sector kits

Public-service icons are one coverage context.

Designers Italia coverage shows how source, task, license, and report evidence stay attached without making public sector the default audience.

Source

Start from an official kit

Approved sources keep license, attribution, and source intent attached.

Context

Declare the public-service task

A health icon, a tax icon, and a transit icon need different evidence.

Coverage

Publish report-linked entries

Canonical coverage appears only when an icon links to a public report.

Screening posture

Estimate risk. Avoid false certainty.

01

Reports estimate clarity risk from available evidence.

02

Scores can change as symbols, cultures, and cohorts change.

03

Published examples stay separate from validation claims.

Public reference

Framework pages and reports share one vocabulary.

Metric pages define the terms used in public reports.

Case pages show how the estimate reads in context.

Framework referenceMetric definitions, limits, and examples stay citeable.Public reportsReviewed case histories show score, trace, and recommendations.Icon-set coverageProvider entries link only to reviewed public reports.

Public limits

  • Scores estimate clarity risk.
  • Reports do not certify comprehension.
  • Public examples avoid certification language.
  • Private processing details stay protected.

Published cases

Reports show the product in action.

Open a case to see the asset, PCS level, metric rails, findings, and recommendations together.

Icon-set coverage

Provider coverage links icons back to reports.

Public icon-set pages list entries only after source, license, and report checks are attached.

[ Coverage model ]

Sets

4

Reports

14,510

Browse icon sets

designers_italia

100%

Designers Italia Icons

Unofficial clarity analysis. PictoClarity is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Designers Italia, the Dipartimento per la trasformazione digitale, or AgID. The public-sector track does not imply institutional endorsement.

Families

179

Reports

179

AnalysisDirectory

lucide

100%

Lucide Icons

Unofficial clarity analysis. PictoClarity is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Lucide Icons. Lucide icons are provided by Lucide Icons and Contributors under the ISC License.

Families

1,994

Reports

1,994

AnalysisDirectory

material_symbols

100%

Material Symbols

Unofficial clarity analysis. PictoClarity is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google. Material Symbols are provided by Google under their published license.

Families

4,112

Reports

12,336

AnalysisDirectory

[ Private workspace ]

Upload / Review / Publish

Submitted assets move through one private queue.

The application is the working surface for private drafts. Public pages only show reviewed reports after credibility checks pass.

[ Workspace flow ]

Private work keeps meaning, asset, and evidence together.

01

Declare the meaning

Asset, intended message, users, and support stay attached.

02

Read the risk

The private report keeps score, trace, and recommendations together.

03

Use with support

Public examples appear only when evidence and gate status allow it.

Start in the private workspace. Publish only after review.

Open workspace

[ Private testing / Admin invite ]

Request an invite for pictogram clarity screening.

Access stays invite-only during private testing.

Requests feed the admin invite queue.

Useful context helps select early pilots.