IntoTheLight
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I was reading an article about software/apps these days, as how icons and text labels has a lot of difference between them when it comes to usability of app.
Well they are the same thing by the function , but according to some researches people like more icons with text labels on it as icons are hard to memorize.
Personally I like more icons, actually I don’t think that I’ve had any problem with memorizing icons function so far, but also I would say that depends on the type of app, some of them may need more text to describe the function of each icon.
Only icons :
Icons + labels :
Only labels :
What do you think, which one of those images above could be more functional for you? and why?
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TommyCarey
If I'm on my email then I'm use to all the icons and don't need any type of label because I've done all the trial and error to figure out what everything is lol. A pretty sweet option is to have labels when you hover over, or alt tags, so that if someone doesn't know what they icon is they can just hover and see if it's what they need.
Now if I'm new to some kind of software I prefer to have labels and icons since I usually skip most tutorials on how to use the software. I know I should watch everything I can before using it, and sometimes I do if it involves my website, but I usually know how the software is going to operate. If there's an option to remove the labels after I get use to the software then I would opt out of labels after I feel comfortable.
Just having labels is never pleasing to the eye I feel. I've actually never seen any type of serious software or system only use labels for their buttons. It's like taking a long time to code something amazing and plastering crap on it with labels lol. Just put some icons on there with labels and give the option to remove the labels if the user wants
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