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What are some good alternatives for using a lot of icons in software?
This is my first time posting here.
The company I work for uses A LOT of icons (100+) in every color to specify the meaning of a specific table row. See the image below for clarification:
I've been ...
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Alternative way to represent to open or close a dropdown?
I'm doing some animation icons for a recent product and I'm playing with some alternative to the standard dropdown toggle. Typically, it's a arrow pointing either down or up...
Is there any reason ...
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Defined used for the icon: three vertical dots
Is there a defined use(s) for the icon
I have seen various uses for it, but I would like to know if there is a standard purpose for it - or if it can be used as a shortcut for any function needed ...
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Use up or down arrow to represent "sort ascending" at table header
To represent "sort ascending" (a -> b -> c -> ...) , my first sense told me that, I should use ↓ to represent it. This is because if I lay my data
a
b
c
It seems like thing is moving naturally ...
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