Comments on: Why icons suck http://brianwill.net/blog/2007/02/18/why-icons-suck/ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:32:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Snocrash http://brianwill.net/blog/2007/02/18/why-icons-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-4067 Snocrash Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:57:10 +0000 http://brianwill.net/blog/2007/02/18/why-icons-suck/#comment-4067 ICONS SUCK BAD I hate them. On my TV, in my Car, my Phone - everywhere. Often leaving the user completely clueless as to what they actually do. But, it seems, they're not going to go away any time soon. Evilness - that's all they are - For illiterate morons who can't read. ICONS SUCK BAD

I hate them. On my TV, in my Car, my Phone – everywhere. Often leaving the user completely clueless as to what they actually do.

But, it seems, they’re not going to go away any time soon. Evilness – that’s all they are – For illiterate morons who can’t read.

]]> By: BrianWill.net » Blog Archive » I hate Macs http://brianwill.net/blog/2007/02/18/why-icons-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-617 BrianWill.net » Blog Archive » I hate Macs Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:43:02 +0000 http://brianwill.net/blog/2007/02/18/why-icons-suck/#comment-617 [...] Most things just can’t be conveyed pictorially (see earlier post, Why Icons Suck), especially with pictographs 1cm in diameter. To their credit, Apple has finally realized this and focused on making bigger icons. Still, Apple started this thinking, and many Apple apps still perpetuate illiterate, push-button design that values gloss over function. [...] [...] Most things just can’t be conveyed pictorially (see earlier post, Why Icons Suck), especially with pictographs 1cm in diameter. To their credit, Apple has finally realized this and focused on making bigger icons. Still, Apple started this thinking, and many Apple apps still perpetuate illiterate, push-button design that values gloss over function. [...]

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