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Those thing give UI something called affordance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordance

• kmfrk 14y ago
  It's pretty much the modern equivalent of the argument for always underlining links to communicate that it can be clicked. Dustin Curtis's flat approach to buttons and links is to use rounded borders: http://svbtle.com http://svbtle.com. This will probably be how buttons will - and should - work in a flat design.
  • hayksaakian 14y ago
    On the underline thing. While its not a need to have, it helps me recognize links without thinking.
    • kmfrk 14y ago
      It's always a great rule of thumb. Especially with touch devices that obviate :hover-based signalling.
  • snogglethorpe 14y ago
    > Dustin Curtis's flat approach to buttons and links is to use rounded borders: http://svbtle.com http://svbtle.com Of course, they're so dim that I can barely see them at all... ><
• melloclello 14y ago
  Related word: "acutance" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acutance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acutance
  • evanmoran 14y ago
    That word is worth knowing. Thank you.