Touchscreen is a versatile platform for multimodal humancomputer interaction (HCI), providing simultaneous touch input
and visual output. Its well-recognized drawback is the lack of
programmable haptic feedback, and researchers have put a great
amount of effort to improve on it. Common approaches use mechanical vibration [5], electrovibration [2], and surface friction modulation [20], even kinesthetic feedback by translating the touchscreen itself [30]. However, relatively less attention has been paid
to how to design tactile feedback that feels seamless with the visual content. In this context, this paper proposes a framework for
the design of emotionally congruent crossmodal icons that combine visual and tactile icons displayed on a touchscreen, as well as
an explorative assessment of its feasibility