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grimpy | 10 months ago

This is a nice collection.

If you are making software, I implore you to do a quick and simple test if you plan on using icons: show them to some users and ask if they would know what they mean. There is a significant chance the icons are meaningless. Yes, context helps, yes, merely communicating difference helps, but, for the most part, nobody knows what any of these things mean.

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fnordsensei|10 months ago

Relying on icons alone is never entirely without risk, no matter how conventional the icon. if you Value accessibility don’t substitute text for imagery. Use imagery to provide a visual anchor for text.