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What I miss since iOS 7 is buttons that look like buttons. BUTTONS THAT LOOK LIKE BUTTONS. Is that too much to ask!?! Why are we stuck with sometimes plain blue
by sjwright 6y ago
What I miss since iOS 7 is buttons that look like buttons. BUTTONS THAT LOOK LIKE BUTTONS. Is that too much to ask!?! Why are we stuck with sometimes plain blue text, especially when the use of that blue in UI "elements" isn't even consistent with regards to function or behaviour.
- JoBrad 6y agoAs a user, I like where flat design has taken us, generally. But I absolutely agree with you: the loss of “functionality hinting” (I’m sure there’s an actual term for this, but I don’t know what it is) is pretty bad. You can stumble around a design that isn’t in your language, if the cues are strong enough. But all-text directions throw that right out.
- kd5bjo 6y ago> “functionality hinting” (I’m sure there’s an actual term for this, but I don’t know what it is) “Affordance” is the term you’re looking for: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordance#As_perceived_action_possibilities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordance#As_perceived_action...
- aGHz 6y agoIt seems the term is in fact "signifiers". From your link: > Affordances determine what actions are possible. Signifiers communicate where the action should take place. We need both.