Sensory-Perception-Based Safety Information Design Strategies for Responding to Hazardous Situations

As the need for design research to prevent social disasters and accidents emerges, information design strategies for responding to hazardous situations are becoming increasingly important. In this context, this study explores information presentation strategies that consider the sensory and perceptual stages from the perspective of safety information design. The study examines the concept and characteristics of safety information design, prioritizing stages of information processing, and explores human sensory and perceptual characteristics in hazardous situations, focusing on attention theory. Key findings include: 1) prioritizing the sensory and perceptual information processing stages, 2) the effectiveness of information delivery considering sensory and perceptual saliency, 3) the use of YES/NO contrasts, 4) the effectiveness of information presentation utilizing scene schematics, 5) the significance of self-referential narratives and storytelling, and 6) the prompt response induced by emotionally appealing information. This study suggests that a design approach considering attention capture at the sensory and perceptual stages in safety information design is crucial for enhancing safety levels. It is significant in that it proposes information presentation strategies that consider sensory and perceptual human characteristics manifested in hazardous situations.