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I think this is something that should be done, but I sense that fragmented circles are more of a "flat" reaction to iconography of obsolete technology. But obso

I think this is something that should be done, but I sense that fragmented circles are more of a "flat" reaction to iconography of obsolete technology. But obsolete technology generally makes for good, intuitive icons. I don't think the up and down arrows are especially good at conveying things either, especially since they'll probably be paired with other up and down icons that mean other things (like disclose menus, scroll, etc). Maybe the new generation has never seen a floppy, but they also haven't seen a magnifying glass, an hourglass, or a rotary phone, yet they've managed to learn them as part of the visual vocabulary of computing. I'm not a designer, but I think most of the ideas on display here are fashion-forward dead ends.

rhizome 14y ago
It's a premature optimization, looking for a problem where there isn't one. The conversation starts off pretty much admitting that it's only an academic exercise: The Save symbol is years overdue for a rethink. Based upon what criteria of "overdue?" He doesn't say. The rest of the conversation is pretty much an illustration of masturbatory groupthink, nobody ever pushing back in the slightest, much less to ask, "why?" So, back to you: I think this is something that should be done Why?
zwegner 14y ago
> I'm not a designer, but I think most of the ideas on display here are fashion-forward dead ends. This... It seems like these are "design for the sake of design", and doesn't take into account that the vast majority of users really don't care, as long as they know what the button does--which these examples don't really convey.