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Is it a bad idea to use grey buttons?
Our design team is thinking of using grey secondary buttons on our site. I'm concerned they may appear to be disabled to our users (especially when used with the primary orange buttons). There is a ...
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5answers
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Is it wrong to have your primary actions in red?
We're using red as the colour for primary Actions. This can be in the form of a button.
In terms of usability, what are the downsides. Are there any upsides at all?
An example for using red coloured ...
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2answers
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Change button for color input modes
I have this SWT widget (color picker) with label:
By pressing the star button, color picker field transforms into code field, where you can write code:
I am not satisfied with this "star ...
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2answers
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Origin of “big green button”?
I found meme about big green button.
When people visit download sites (like software directories, file hosting sites, torrents, etc) after completing reading page title and deciding to download they ...
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What rules does Google use to make a button gray, blue, or red on their sites?
This has been an elusive topic, and I haven't yet been able to form my own conclusion about what Google's reasoning is to make a given button blue, red, or gray, given their latest design ethos. Take ...
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3answers
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Form validation and 'Save' button color
I'm displaying input validations on my form with a (!) (a white exclamation sign inside a red circle). Is it ok to make the Save button red (not as violently red as the circle, but some soft red ...
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3answers
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Placement of Buy now/Download buttons
Hello respected UX community,
I am working on a new website which will be used to sell a software application, but will also have a free limited version of it (not time limited, but feature limited). ...
3
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1answer
80 views
Toolbar of digital signatures
Where I work, we have one of our systems in a web viewer for PDF files signed with the extension ". P7s."
We are doing a toolbar similar to the adobe reader (picture below). The panel is also of ...
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5answers
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Which color for a “Pay now” button?
I know there is no such thing as one good color that can be universally accepted, but I've been told orange is the "right color" for the payment button, and it is notable to see how both Paypal and ...
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2answers
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Button color for access and deny permissions buttons?
I need to create an email template which is auto generated when an user requests access permissions to a document .The email template is sent to the document owner and is in this format :
Subject: ...
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2answers
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Is there a 'science' to what colors to use on primary 'call-to-action' buttons?
I was wondering what research I can find on what colors to use for primary 'call-to-action' buttons. I know the size of the button and the contrast it has in relation to its background play a big ...
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2answers
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Icon based buttons or Color based buttons which is more UI attractive and Friendly
I am seeing websites increasingly switching to color based buttons and interaction elements rather than icon based is this a trend or do they have reasons behind the switch? For example see the ...
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7answers
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Red buttons in an e-commerce site?
I'm designing an e-commerce site with red buttons. It has a yellow/white background and it looks quite good that way.
Now, my boss finds the same, he likes it, but he is doubtful, because red could ...
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1answer
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Usage of darker shade to show selected/focused button
Consider that I am creating an interface for a mobile app which shows a list of buttons on the main screen. I can move through the buttons using mobile keypad (feature phones) or screen touch (smart ...
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3answers
818 views
Why is the close button in the title bar red in Windows 7?
Perhaps to prevent users from closing the window or application inadvertently?
But is it also a distraction because the color of red stands out? Any insights?
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2answers
318 views
Coloring Buttons
I have a application that presents the user some information about an appointment and allows them to perform any one of various actions that the user will decide on based on the information presented.
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8answers
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Which is a good color for a pause button?
We have an application with a built-in stopwatch.
If the stopwatch is running the pause button is shown and if it is stopped the play button is shown. Currently the stopwatch itself as well as the ...
