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CHAPTER 5
Icons
Designing Effective Icons 5-5
Figure 5-3 Small icon resembles large icon
Use Icons Consistently 5
Use icons consistently throughout your application. If there is an existing
design for an icon, use it. Don’t invent new designs for icons that have a
standard design, such as the icons for printing, faxing, beaming, mailing,
duplicating, and deleting. Figure 5-4 shows that the icon for faxing is the
same in an Action picker, in the Fax routing slip, and in the Out Box.
Figure 5-4 Use icon elements consistently
People generally assume that different icons have different functions or
behaviors, and they may try to find operational differences even if none
exist. In contrast, where applications use standard icons consistently, users
can quickly learn what those icons represent.
Small icon
different
Small icon
similar
Large icon
F
ax icon in
A
ction picker
F
ax icon in
O
ut Box
Fax icon in
Fax routing slip