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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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Removing an item from a list: Trashcan Icon vs X [duplicate]
Below I have an example image of a list with two separate icons. I am curious which one conveys the best action of removal from the list, either a trash icon or a closing x.
Specifically, this is ...
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Hiding a form element behind an icon
So Inbox, by Google, hides checkboxes for multi-select behind a message icon:
I am personally not a fan of this approach, since I find it a stretch for a user to try and discover if images or icons ...
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Do users like icons on an input field?
Icons on input field
Input field without icons
Do icons really matter on an input field? Do they encourage users signing up?
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How do users like social media information displayed?
I've noticed there are three main types of social media information: text, circle and square.
Text
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Circle
http://www.rollingpinbakehouse.com/
Square
https://www....
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Icon Visual Alternative for "Keep Open" functionality [closed]
I know it's a bit of a stretch considering it's ultimately opinion (but most UX is) but I'm coming up blank on a visual concept I could use to "iconify" the functionality of "Keep Open" to the user.
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What are the best select all / deselect all icons [closed]
I tried google image search, and i see that there are many different icons for this, some are more or less customized based on the context they are in.
In your experience, which icon is most likely ...
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Delete vs Deactivate ICONs
We are currently testing a product with two consoles: An 'op' console and an admin console.
The op console uses trash can icon symbol to delete something and the admin console uses same trash can ...
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