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Re:Usability in Icons by Wevah on Tuesday August 16, 2011 @04:35AM (#2890374)
I use an arrow pointing down to a 2D HD icon. Perhaps not the best imagery, but I guess I feel like I can afford to buck tradition.
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Re:Usability in Icons by couriernew on Tuesday August 16, 2011 @04:46AM (#2890398)
In a way, that's only postponing the same result as the floppy disk icon.
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Re:Usability in Icons by Wevah on Tuesday August 16, 2011 @04:52AM (#2890417)
All too true.
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Re:Usability in Icons by Oestrogen on Tuesday August 16, 2011 @06:34AM (#2890639)
And how many non-geeky users know what a hard drive looks like?
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