Usability Studies on Mobile User Interface Design Patterns: A Systematic Literature Review

Table 11

Icon research.

Research topics prior to 2007	Research topics since 2007	Factors of interest since 2007	Unexamined/other possible topics
(i) Interpretation of icon meaning; (ii) Icon recognition; (iii) Comprehensibility; (iv) Appropriate size of icon; (v) Cultural differences on icon interpretation; (vi) Age differences on icon interpretation; (vii) Using icon to convey application status	(i) Touchable area of icon; (ii) Effect of icon-background shape on findability; (iii) Aesthetic; (iv) Cultural difference on icon interpretation; (v) Age differences on icon interpretation	(i) Icon recognition; (ii) Icon interpretation	(i) N/A