Friday, November 3, 2017

user research - Floppy disk icon for "Save"



It's funny that we still use floppy disks icon for save operation association while floppies have long been outdated, unused and many computer users nowadays don't even know how floppy disks actually look like?



What could be a more contemporary icon for Save operation?



Sidenote: This is not a duplicate of Save icon, is the floppy disk icon dead? question because it explains why floppy disk icon is used. I'm rather asking what could be todays replacement for it.




Answer




Why would you want something more contemporary which users don't understand? What are you improving about their experience by doing this?


Don't use something different just to be cool or clever. All you would be doing is illustrating that good graphic design is not the same as good UX design.


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