In a recent project of ours I am tasked with creating an interface that solves the same problem as radio buttons or a dropdown menu would, but using buttons instead.
It approximately looks like this:
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I wonder what you think the implications this has over using dropdowns and radio buttons and why it is good or bad or neither. Please back your answer with evidence or personal experience rather than taste.
Answer
This kind of UI elements exists and is used in many applications even if differently.
Facebook events
Google calendar
If well designed they are even more affordant than the usual radio buttons.
The thing is, because of this affordance they seem "auto selected" so there is no need of a validation like in your example. Therefore I would say radio buttons and drop-down are better here because they need a validation to be used (or at least it is expected to work this way).
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