It would really be great if people stop calling it the "Hamburger" icon, and just dub it as the "Menu" icon.
When I ask someone (who is not clued into UX discussions, e.g. my parents) to look for the "Hamburger" icon, they expect to find a literal hamburger shape. Ask them to look for "three or four parallel lines", and they find it faster. I've then asked them to learn is as the "Menu" button, and that seems to stick. Otherwise, it is GOTO START ;) !
So designers everywhere, please change this horrible name and use a more easy to grok name.
oh. I though it meant "settings" and every time I see both the hamburger icon (that we're discussing) and the gears icon (a common icon for settings, preferences, configuration) I get confused as to how I'm supposed to guess where you've put what I want.
It's funny to read how differently this icon is interpreted. I always saw it as a menu and could for the longest time not figure out what this hamburger was.
currywurst|10 years ago
When I ask someone (who is not clued into UX discussions, e.g. my parents) to look for the "Hamburger" icon, they expect to find a literal hamburger shape. Ask them to look for "three or four parallel lines", and they find it faster. I've then asked them to learn is as the "Menu" button, and that seems to stick. Otherwise, it is GOTO START ;) !
So designers everywhere, please change this horrible name and use a more easy to grok name.
Nemcue|10 years ago
If you want them to find the Menu icon then use a text label like a sane person.
logicallee|10 years ago
DanBC|10 years ago
I'm glad to see evidence that shows the extremes of flat designs has stupid ideas.
Nemcue|10 years ago
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wodenokoto|10 years ago
I really like the "equal sign gone wrong"
Randgalt|10 years ago