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Dec 28, 2020 at 2:33 history edited Blue Ocean CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jun 6, 2017 at 18:21 comment added Dan Lyons @KMSTR however, using similar icons still falls under consistency. For example, while you don't want to copy a save icon from another product, you probably still want to use a disk icon.
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Jan 4, 2016 at 18:46 history edited Blue Ocean CC BY-SA 3.0
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Jan 4, 2016 at 18:39 history edited Blue Ocean CC BY-SA 3.0
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Jan 4, 2016 at 16:10 comment added KMSTR No, re-using other people's icons is not the same as creating consistency. UI-Patterns are not the same as Graphic Resources.
Jan 4, 2016 at 15:56 comment added quadronom A good method is always to ask the right questions. E.g. what does the user expect to happen? You can test this by giving the app to friend and saying what he should try to do.
Jan 4, 2016 at 15:48 comment added quadronom Still, you should be sure you don't copy everything. You do not want to make a rip-off.
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Jan 4, 2016 at 8:26 history answered Blue Ocean CC BY-SA 3.0