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Pattern Library Sorted by Components

Signal icon, Title/Descriptor, Tagline, Rating element, Scale, Interpretive aid, Source

Signal icon

Captures the audience's attention and provides an indication of the label content. Often an organizational logo.

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Icons for point of administration medication labels

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Title/Descriptor

Introduces the label and describes what is being rated by the label.

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Avoid cognitive dissonance between descriptors and rating symbols

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Choosing and designing a label title

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Choosing between single and multiple measures (categories of information)

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Tagline

Elaborates on the purpose of the label with a short, memorable phrase. Often a marketing slogan.

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Tag lines for extra information and impact

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Rating element

Elaborates on the purpose of the label with a short, memorable phrase. Often a marketing slogan.

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Avoid cognitive dissonance between descriptors and rating symbols

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Communicating more than one aspect of an entire ingredient list of a food product

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Communicating more than one aspect of one particular ingredient in a food product

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Communicating more than one aspect of particular ingredients in a food product

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Communicating one aspect of an entire ingredient list of a food product

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Communicating one aspect of particular ingredients in a food product

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Communicating one diverse aspect for each and every particular ingredient in a food product

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Communicating sub-ingredients of particular ingredients in a food product

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Communicating the allergen information of ingredients in food products

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Rating symbols

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Scale

Pertains to the range of scores in a rating system and how this range is represented.

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Avoid cognitive dissonance between descriptors and rating symbols

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Categorical vs. continuous scale comparative labels

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Interpretive aid

Explanatory comment that further explains a rating system or some other element on a label.

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Avoid cognitive dissonance between descriptors and rating symbols

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Choosing between numbers and symbols in lists

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Interpretive aids

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Use a footer for supplementary information

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Source

Indicates organization sponsoring the labeling program and how to learn more about the labeling program.

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Choosing between numbers and symbols in lists

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Sort Patterns

  • Alphabetical: View all of our labels ordered alphabetically from A to Z.
  • Domain: Organize the patterns according to the subject area (environmental, children's books).
  • Type: Label types sort the different patterns into five categories: endorsement, warning, information only, comparative, and hybrid.
  • Components: Label components sort the patterns according to the recognized components within that pattern.
  • Reader Response: Sort by response refers to arranging the label components on the basis of the consumer's perceptual, cognitive and emotional responses.
  • Text & Graphics: Arrange the patterns according to whether the pattern pertains to a text or a graphic.
  • General: Pertains to labels as tangible objects, holistic design issues (such as layout), and all other issues.
  • Digital: Labels and digital media, including URLs, scan tags, RFID, animation, video, and sound.
  • Large Size Graphics: Design issues pertaining to wall displays, posters, handouts, brochures, and web-based content as an extension of labeling programs.
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