An image or pictogram used instead of or supplemental to textual information. Icon requests are off topic; please keep questions related to their use rather than asking what a good icon to represent a certain item/concept would be.
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Is there a widely-understood visual metaphor for privacy?
On our profile page, we're giving users choices among three privacy settings for each field.
The checkbox choices will not appear until a user highlights a particular field, but we do want to convey ...
5
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4answers
250 views
Is there any value in using “irrelevant” icons
I'm currently wireframing/"UXing" and doing the front-end dev work on the rebuild of a reasonably big intranet app with lots of data in various sections. To make things easier for the users to pick ...
0
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2answers
145 views
Different ways to show photo being selected with tag
I am trying to do a UI that show a photo (or box) being selected and tagged. For example:
http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/59549/projects/3012199/8c0a114a08fa35bfbb0e6bc32936a525.jpg
Original ...
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550 views
“Tool” or “target” on vacuum cleaner pedal?
I always get confused by the icons on my vacuum cleaner pedal.
Take a look at the upper icon.
Is that icon representing
1) The tool. I.e. "Your now using the pedal without the brush" (ergo, on a ...
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vote
2answers
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What is the origin / meaning of the icon used for “database”?
I've never really understood what this icon, that looks like an oil drum
and is commonly used to refer to a database, is actually supposed to represent.
What is it?
As a matter of fact, I've ...
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2answers
204 views
Symbols to represent dynamic items
This problem is not new to me.
An user can have multiple interests, so he will check some items that is presented to him. For this example. Ten items of interest.
So he will mark as interested in ...
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1answer
136 views
CRM Icons for 'Leads, contacts and accounts' [closed]
This is a fairly straightforward question. I'm trying to grab icons for a CRM application.
These icons are related to people and companies. Now a person could be an existing 'Contact' and a company ...
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1answer
99 views
Standard icon for Purge operations [closed]
I have a purge operation which clears some resources in an application. Currently the icon is a broom but I am not sure about it.
Is there any standard conventions for a purge icon? Or popular ...
2
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1answer
132 views
Travel Info Related Icons
I have developed an Android App and have chosen the icons as shown below. I am not quite sure if everyone can understand these icons and their relevance. Is there any way I can make them more ...
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0answers
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Icons improve usability? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When to use icons vs. icons with text vs. just text links?
Using icons can help improve usability by providing a visual look making it more clear to the user as to what ...
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2answers
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Do iOS / WP users recognize the Android share icon?
I've been assigned the task to add an icon / CTA to enable users to invite people to our application from their contact list.
Due to width restriction, especially with localization, one of the ...
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2answers
1k views
List icon vs menu icon
As of Ice Cream Sandwich, the new standard icon for menus is three vertically aligned squares as such:
Before that, the menu expansion was three horizontal lines like this, but without the ...
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2answers
168 views
Opens in a new window icon placement
When using an icon to represent a link I believe the standard convention is [icon] [Link].
A colleague has raised the point that for links that open in a new window, the icon should appear after the ...
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0answers
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Need icons for SQL datatypes [closed]
I'm looking for icons which could be used to visually represent the various datatypes of SQL Server (for a nice db-doco). Is such a thing out there somewhere (commercially or public domain) or would I ...
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3answers
176 views
How to make icons representing users differentiable when users do not have the same role/importance
Consider the administration part of a web application.
I want to display the list of all users, with a hierarchical structure like this:
admin 1
- sub admin 1
- sub admin 2
- simple user 1
- ...
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0answers
62 views
How to convey the idea of cause and objective? [closed]
I want to convey the idea of a Cause (Cancer Walk or Fishing Trip) and Objective (Walk 10 Miles or Buy Bait). I'm having a tough time finding a suitable icon/visual representation that can represent ...
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vote
1answer
233 views
What is jqueryUI trying to represent with their new search icon?
JqueryUI seems to have a new site design. They seem to have opted for unusual icon for their search box.
Viewing the source yeilds:
/* Font Awesome uses the Unicode Private Use Area (PUA) to ...
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2answers
2k views
icon system for network connectivity? [closed]
I'm working on a business app that will have an offline mode and I'm curious what would be a good icon system to use as a status icon for the user? Since its a mobile app I was thinking of something ...
0
votes
1answer
72 views
How should you represent a short Unordered list
I have a list of exactly 2 steps a user can follow either the first or the second can be completed first, both have to be completed for the next action to occur.
I have large circular icons which ...
2
votes
3answers
168 views
Navigation for a Web Comic - Icons, or Thumbnails?
The typical webcomic navigation is usually:
First | Previous | Next | Last
Which is about how my comic's current navigation looks, give or take some wingding icons for good measure:
There's ...
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votes
2answers
182 views
how to indicate 'what a venue is like right now'
I'm making an app that shows tweets and images about places as a feature to allow users do decide if it sounds like a fun place to go or not.
My problem is I don't know how to indicate this to users. ...
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2answers
159 views
What design should I use to represent multi-touch video controls?
I am creating app for multitouch devices which has big screen (22 inches and more). It would be application for presenting content (mainly video content) to people who would be passed through the room ...
0
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0answers
151 views
Android Gingerbread GUI Template and standard icons [closed]
I need to design app for Android Gingerbread. Where i can download design assets and standart icons for it (menu, action bar e.t.c)? I tried to search but hardly have found anything, except Teehan+Lax ...
2
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2answers
346 views
Sliding Drop Down Menu Icon - How do I make it more obvious?
A website we've build is based on a 200px x 200px grid system, each item in the grid represents a link to somewhere on the site, or does something specific. (5x4 boxes in size)
It's meant as some ...
2
votes
1answer
160 views
Star vs Bookmark icon for favorites [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Most intuitive favorite icon
Which conveys the concept of favorites better?
I'm working on a news reader, and this could be a desirable feature.
3
votes
2answers
280 views
What should be ideal date on calendar icon?
I am designing a calendar icon for an app, I am putting a random date right now on it, what should be ideal date that I should put. Is there any usability research done on the same?
I know the best ...
3
votes
2answers
74 views
Tooltip Verbage: “This will prevent changes” vs “Currently allowing changes”
I have a series of inputs used to allocate a large budget into smaller groups. Once a group is changed, the rest would auto-complete with the remaining budget percentage. We would like to be able to ...
0
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1answer
96 views
visually distinguish favorite items and wishlist items [closed]
So I have a list which is a mix of "wishlist" locations that a user wants to visit and "favorite" locations that a user has visited and liked. (physical locations e.g. restaurants, coffee shops, bars)
...
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vote
1answer
129 views
What's the best way to differentiate Users from Groups of Users using icons? [closed]
Think admin panels.
I am using an icon with 2 persons (like ) to indicate the "user management" section of an app I'm developing.
However, client has asked me to enable group creation (as in being ...
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votes
1answer
85 views
Web portal icon [closed]
I have a website and I need an icon for the term "Web portal".
Any idea?
How would you picture that term ?
My designer has chosen a door with the letters www inserted.
What do you think about it? ...
3
votes
2answers
263 views
Is there a generally accepted icon for the “Submit” button? [closed]
I'm developing an Android application that presents the user with a search form, then presents a list of matching results after the query has been submitted. The results will be displayed on a ...
6
votes
2answers
169 views
What menu strip items and other controls deserve their own icon?
I'm creating an application which has buttons and menu strips everywhere. I have icons for nearly object (from icons to menu strips). The problem is, I want my application to be professional and ...
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votes
2answers
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CRUD Operations icons vs. menu
What would you suggest the best practices for CRUD operations options.
Consider the following design; Should i keep icons for each operation or create a drop down menu with all the options inside?
...
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votes
3answers
404 views
“Send by text/SMS” - is there a standard icon?
"SMS" has proven to confuse some younger users in usertesting. The envelope icon is reserved for email. Is there an established or emerging standard that says "send this by text message"?
4
votes
3answers
188 views
Can icons improve readability on a navigation?
Our app has many tools and we have a navigation of about 10 tabs. Tabs can be re-arranged and this forces the user to find them by reading the label. Would icons make it more usable?
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3answers
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Is Apple's or Google's meaning of the three-horizontal-bar icon more popular?
Apple and Google are going head-to-head to define meaning of the three-horizontal-bars icon:
In iOS this icon means "drag me to rearrange items in a list" while Google Chrome's version means "click ...
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5answers
1k views
What symbol to use to represent feedback
When reading Which "Like" symbol is best to use I suddenly realised that the UX community may be able to help me solve a little problem:
I'm working on a site which has just gone in to Beta and as ...
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5answers
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Email address/app icon : is “@” sign still relevant today?
I have a doubt about the appropriateness of using the @ sign on an icon, to mean something related to email.
For instance, a project I am involved into uses it the following ways:
On a contact ...
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0answers
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What icon can I use to represent “Attention” that is neither an exclamation mark or star? [closed]
I need to draw attention to a tab in certain use cases. What icon in a tab can I use to represent "Attention", and the icon is neither an exclamation mark, star, or asterisk?
On our site, I am ...
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votes
4answers
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How can I avoid placing a legend on top of the table to tell the user what each icon means?
You can see an example here:
As you can see, I am stuck with having to tell the user what each icon means. I also mention what a functionality does, such as "Click on a feature to filter out ...
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vote
2answers
271 views
Is “Favicon Rain” adding or taking away from UX?
I plan on releasing site a new site in a few months. I made some "favicon rain" just for fun... basically a 16px by 16px favicon in circle form appears at some random x position on the screen, floats ...
4
votes
3answers
298 views
Icons, their Cognitive Effect and Scientific References
As part of may daily intake of UX vitamins, I was questioning myself the following. We use pretty much icons in our everday activities. We use them on computers or in cereal boxes, and we expect them ...
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vote
1answer
72 views
Icon for internal search vs web (google) search [closed]
I'm designing a book reader, where I need to search functions: Search inside the book, and search on Google.
How do I differentiate the icons without using Google's logo?
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votes
3answers
400 views
How to Find the Best Icon to Represent a Concept?
I am developing a visual programming language, and after reading this paper it looks as if icons are a very good solution to improve the language and increase understanding. But since I am a ...
5
votes
4answers
199 views
Handling inactive notifications icons
With our app, there's currently a list of notification icons in the left side of the page. This are to alert you to events or things to do (e.g. you haven't contacted customer x for 30 days, you have ...
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5answers
2k views
Why are search icons represented by a magnifying glass?
Why do so many applications and websites use a magnifying glass as a search icon ? A magnifying glass is a tool used to have a better view of small objects. It suits perfectly as an icon for a zoom. ...
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votes
1answer
1k views
Are the Metro UI icons poor for usability?
While looking at Metro UI styles I thought about one of the unique aspects of the icons. Their placement inside circles. E.g.
I can imagine that this provides a target like effect, emphasising the ...
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2answers
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Table user readability/clarity
I've got a table that displays data to users. Each line of data can have a report attached to it. The 2nd cell in the table is used to show users if there is a report present, if there is you get an ...
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7answers
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How to indicate a form-field error?
I have two candidates for indicating that a form field is in an error state.
Option 1
Option 2
Should the error icon be in the field, or next to the label? Or something else? Or does it not ...
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vote
3answers
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Up arrow for increase, Down arrow for decrease, what for no change?
We have a web application that lists prices of a stocks and we have a requirement to indicate a movement. When there's an increase in price we add an up arrow, where there's a decrease in price we add ...
