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Gradients and drop shadows on buttons are usually modelling solid color real world buttons; design uses an imaginary light source coming from above to mimic the
by goldfeld 14y ago
Gradients and drop shadows on buttons are usually modelling solid color real world buttons; design uses an imaginary light source coming from above to mimic the way our world usually has a lamp or the sun shining up there.
- ricardobeat 14y agoThat's precisely what makes them affordances: gradients and shadows are modelling real-world clues, not mimicking design features.