Affordances In The User Interface
February 15, 2010, 6:41 pm
Posted by Jennifer Chaffee
In the real world, objects that look like knobs, buttons and handles are mechanisms that help us to control devices. The shape of a handle or knob can help us to anticipate how it will behave. A handle shaped l
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What is the Context?
February 15, 2010, 4:23 pm
Posted by Jennifer Chaffee
When I get a request for custom icons I ask my client to show me where the icons will be used. Designing icons without the context is like trying to choose a mode of transportation when you don’t know where you are going.
Icons, like words are affected by their c
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