Angry person in a quiet room
Concept
Angry expression
A facial expression in which anger is legible through tension in the brows, eyes, or mouth.
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Working
A human action of carrying out an ongoing task with attention on tools or materials
An action of carrying out a task with attention on tools or materials.
Person working in a quiet room
An unoccupied room cannot show work, so it is replaced with a person.
Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.
A phrase to start with
Shows an ongoing task using hands or tools.
Appearance and effects
Ongoing work is readable through attention to hands, tools, and materials.
Visual traits
- hand movement
- tool or material
- direction of attention
Expected changes
- Relation of hands and material is more likely to appear
- Attention is more likely to direct toward the task
Five examples
1 — Adult working on a task
To show a human task, it is replaced with an adult.
adult working on a task, hands visible
- adult working on a task
2 — Person working on a task
To show a human task, it is replaced with a person.
person working on a task, hands visible
- person working on a task
3 — Adult working on a task
To avoid fixing age, it is replaced with an adult.
adult working on a task, hands visible
- adult working on a task
4 — Person working in a quiet room
An unoccupied room cannot show work, so it is replaced with a person.
person working in a quiet room, hands visible
- person working on a task
5 — Person working outdoors
A subject-free landscape cannot show work, so it is replaced with a person.
person working outdoors, hands visible
- person working on a task
Meaning and scope
Definition
Working is a human action of carrying out some task while attending to hands, tools, or materials. It does not determine occupation, status, expertise, pay, place, or task type.
In more detail
The relation of hands, tools, and materials makes an ongoing task readable. Particular job, uniform, output, and social role are separate choices.
Includes
- A person carrying out some task with hands or tools
Excludes
- Display of a particular occupation or status
- A completed result alone
- Resting or viewing
What this does not imply
- Occupation
- status
- expertise
- pay
- uniform
- or task type
Variability
Tool, material, and pose can be adjusted separately. Do not infer a social role.
Usage and adjustments
Usage
- Show hands and material
- Do not specify occupation or status
Distinguish similar expressions
- Specify a task type separately when needed
Typical uses
- Show a person engaged with tools or materials
Possible failure modes
- Hands or material are hidden and work is unreadable
- A specific occupation or status is unnecessarily fixed
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