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> I wasn’t originally a fan of the hamburger menu icon (it’s not self-explanatory I definitely agree. I just think that it's just been so common in GUIs for lo
by mrandish 2y ago
> I wasn’t originally a fan of the hamburger menu icon (it’s not self-explanatory
I definitely agree. I just think that it's just been so common in GUIs for long enough to be one of the few that's probably safe to just assume will be understood. Sort of like the two vertical bars for 'pause' on a media player.
- layer8 2y agoI hate that it’s being used on the desktop, where there is plenty of space, resulting in a smaller hit target and often an additional click for items that would normally be top-level. Even on mobile, there would often be sufficient space to show a word like “Menu”.