4
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3answers
231 views

What unicode symbol should I use for EDIT?

I'm trying to keep a very light payload on a wordpress plugin I'm writing. Users will be able to: add - + refresh - ⟳ edit I'm thinking of using the pencil glyph: ✎, but I'm not sure about it. ...
1
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1answer
176 views

What's an in between for a big red X and a big green check mark? [closed]

I'm trying to find ideas for a good, iconic, or not so iconic but still works, in between of a big red X and a green check mark. The context is in a feedback popup to a short 3 - 5 question quiz that ...
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1answer
58 views

Appropriate Icon for a Subscribe or Subscription [closed]

What would be an appropriate Icon that could be used for Subscribe or Subscription. A subscription meaning; where a customer must pay a subscription price to have access to the product/service.
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votes
1answer
57 views

Which icon to use for location button? [closed]

We're a supermarket chain with more than 500 stores. The find stores function in our smartphone app (Android/iPhone) should have a button for finding stores near the user's current location. The ...
1
vote
1answer
64 views

iOS 'Append' Symbol/Icon [closed]

I am working on a calculator app for iOS. I would like to know what an acceptable 'Append' symbol / Icon would be - would it be a downward pointing arrow? A curved arrow? Anything helps, Erway ...
0
votes
0answers
61 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 ...
8
votes
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 ...
0
votes
4answers
715 views

What symbol(s) best represent the action of “connecting”? [closed]

What symbol(s) best represent the action of "connecting"? I need an icon that represents a "connection" - specifically, a connection between people. Let's say there is a button to "connect" with ...
0
votes
0answers
70 views

What would be an appropriate icon for “browse”? [closed]

What would be an appropriate icon for browsing different pieces of content by their category?
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2answers
1k views

Icon/Symbol to Represent “Done”? [closed]

I have a quiz-based application where users can leaf between questions and select answers. When they're done, there's a "done" button they click. I don't really have polished graphics skills, so I ...
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votes
5answers
396 views

Which icon in a native iPhone app's footer menu bar resembles 'sign-in'? [closed]

I'm looking for an icon that will live in an iPhone's footer menu bar that resembled 'sign-in'.
2
votes
1answer
274 views

What is an icon or symbol that denotes 'automatic'? [closed]

What is an icon or symbol that denotes 'automatic' ? More details: Working on an application where there will be a list of bills, some with an actionable button inline that says 'Pay', and others are ...
7
votes
5answers
724 views

Appropriate icon for “change” [closed]

I would like to change an icon symbolizing change with something more appropriate. Currently the icon is a star. After giving it some thought I realized that I didn't have a good concept of what ...
2
votes
4answers
293 views

Icon meaning 'requested/allocated'? [closed]

We're looking to get an icon that will convey the meanings of both 'requested' and 'allocated' for our website. The system is an e-learning service, and the icon is intended to be part of a series of ...
5
votes
3answers
384 views

What is the reason behind the + sign/icons with buttons?

I have seen few high profile site which use + sign/icons for buttons, while other don't. Does any body know what is the reason behind using sign with buttons, should i use signs/icons with buttons? ...
9
votes
1answer
469 views

What's a good alternative to flags for depicting internationalisation as an option?

Are flags a bad idea? In various comments on How to design a multi-language website?, several designers voiced their concern for the use of flags as a symbol to represent language switching on a ...
21
votes
7answers
730 views

Most intuitive favorite icon [closed]

Similar to Stefan's most intuitive delete icon question. I'm designing a web app that allows users favorite pages. A lot of big sites use either a heart or star symbol -Which one is most intuitive? ...
3
votes
4answers
158 views

appropriate international icon for “deals” [closed]

We (like so many other startups) are developing an iPhone app that contains a "local deals" tab. (Discounts on meals at restaurants, etc.) I am trying to figure out what would be the best icon to use ...