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Designed for Use
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Designed for Use

by Lukas Mathis
June 2011
Intermediate to advanced
344 pages
8h 35m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Symbols

Many of the visual elements in a modern user interface are meant to stand for actions or ideas. The little pencil isn’t meant as a literal representation of a physical pencil; it represents the idea “edit.” The stop sign isn’t there as a signal to stop a car; it’s meant to alert you to a potential problem.

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What do you suppose this button is trying to convey?

Without any context, users can’t be sure, but a likely explanation would be that they need to activate the button to take a picture.

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What about this button?

Clearly, trying to make ...

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