Abstract
This study examined the influence of tourism logo design on people’s cognitive responses. In an online survey, undergraduate students were exposed to the tourism logos of Australia, Indonesia, Mongolia, Kenya, Latvia and Malawi. The results showed that the logos of Australia and Indonesia elicited high schema complexity and positive valence among college students. The logos of Kenya and Mongolia rated high in schema complexity, but produced a negative valence. Malawi and Latvia elicited low schema complexity, but a positive valence. The findings suggest that effective meaning creation can overcome deficiencies in logo design.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 187-200 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Visual Literacy |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2 2016 |
Keywords
- Schema
- country logos
- schema complexity
- tourism
- valence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Communication
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts