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Pattern Library Sorted by Label Type

Endorsement, Warning, Info only, Comparative, Hybrid

Endorsement

Function as a "Seal of approval."

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Choosing and designing a label title

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Endorsement labels (a "seal of approval")

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Make labels widely accessible

Warning

Warn against an undesirable form of behavior or a hazardous condition.

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Displaying critical advisory information on prescription medication bottles at the POA

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Size and placement of warning labels

Info only

Provides factual information often in tabular form.

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Choosing between single and multiple measures (categories of information)

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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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Comparing product features using a table

Comparative

Compares a product with similar products. Includes interpretative and evaluative statements.

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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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Choosing between single and multiple measures (categories of information)

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Comparing product features using a table

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Rating symbols

Hybrid

Combines elements of the other label types.

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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