http://uitrends.com/2009/09/02/i-like-big-buttons-and-i-cannot-lie/ A place to catalog, discuss, and rate trends in user interface design Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:41:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1-beta http://uitrends.com/2009/09/02/i-like-big-buttons-and-i-cannot-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-997 UItrends Giveaway – Free Dreamweaver Training DVD! « WebGlide - UX Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:18:09 +0000 http://uitrends.com/?p=554#comment-997 [...] some areas we can improve, double bonus points to anyone that can spur Sarah Selser to post another big buttons article or tell us what has happened to Chris Farmer.  Sorry but you do have to live in the continental [...] [...] some areas we can improve, double bonus points to anyone that can spur Sarah Selser to post another big buttons article or tell us what has happened to Chris Farmer.  Sorry but you do have to live in the continental [...]

]]> http://uitrends.com/2009/09/02/i-like-big-buttons-and-i-cannot-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-789 Nancy Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:42:59 +0000 http://uitrends.com/?p=554#comment-789 I think it depends on the context as well. Generally speaking, I like buttons to get my attention and prompt me to take an action. On a slightly separate note big buttons work well from Fitts law perspective as well because bigger the surface area, better the click through. I think it depends on the context as well. Generally speaking, I like buttons to get my attention and prompt me to take an action. On a slightly separate note big buttons work well from Fitts law perspective as well because bigger the surface area, better the click through.

]]> http://uitrends.com/2009/09/02/i-like-big-buttons-and-i-cannot-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-83 I Like Big Buttons and I Cannot Lie… | User Interface Trends Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:24:30 +0000 http://uitrends.com/?p=554#comment-83 [...] Excerpt from: I Like Big Buttons and I Cannot Lie… | User Interface Trends [...] [...] Excerpt from: I Like Big Buttons and I Cannot Lie… | User Interface Trends [...]

]]> http://uitrends.com/2009/09/02/i-like-big-buttons-and-i-cannot-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Allan Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:50:28 +0000 http://uitrends.com/?p=554#comment-79 I was thinking of the button dimensions. I was on a download site not two days ago and I had to scan the entire page twice to find the button to initiate the download - bah! - exasperating. I was thinking of the button dimensions. I was on a download site not two days ago and I had to scan the entire page twice to find the button to initiate the download – bah! – exasperating.

]]> http://uitrends.com/2009/09/02/i-like-big-buttons-and-i-cannot-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-75 sarah selser Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:25:42 +0000 http://uitrends.com/?p=554#comment-75 I'm referring to both- a large button that blends into the background won't be as effective as a large button that contrasts with the background, obviously. The dimensions, as well as the styling, are crucial elements. I’m referring to both- a large button that blends into the background won’t be as effective as a large button that contrasts with the background, obviously. The dimensions, as well as the styling, are crucial elements.

]]> http://uitrends.com/2009/09/02/i-like-big-buttons-and-i-cannot-lie/comment-page-1/#comment-74 russwilson Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:16:19 +0000 http://uitrends.com/?p=554#comment-74 Are you referring to the dimensions of the buttons or their visual weight/emphasis? In the first example the button isn't that big really but you do see it right away. Are you referring to the dimensions of the buttons or their visual weight/emphasis? In the first example the button isn't that big really but you do see it right away.

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