> An icon can also be successful in a ubiquitous way — something that’s universally accepted as a true representation regardless of its symbolic meaning.
I really dislike how fast icons have been changing over the last several years. Everyone has an opinion, and I am glad Microsoft went with something a bit more recognizable over what they felt was pure. The new icon matches the "send" mentality over the "share" social trope.
I don’t understand why they didn’t test the old one in the usability labs BEFORE deciding to use it:
"From data in our usability labs, we’ve consistently seen people misunderstanding or looking past the icon in the user interface, especially when a label didn’t accompany it. When it stood alone, many people saw its circular shape and mistakenly interpreted it against other ring-shaped icons like sync or refresh or loading"
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 9.5 ms ] threadI really dislike how fast icons have been changing over the last several years. Everyone has an opinion, and I am glad Microsoft went with something a bit more recognizable over what they felt was pure. The new icon matches the "send" mentality over the "share" social trope.
"From data in our usability labs, we’ve consistently seen people misunderstanding or looking past the icon in the user interface, especially when a label didn’t accompany it. When it stood alone, many people saw its circular shape and mistakenly interpreted it against other ring-shaped icons like sync or refresh or loading"