Specifications

17 | USER INTERFACE

DESIGN GUIDE

Icons

• Iconsarepictorialrepresentationsofobjects.Thetemplateincludesastandardiconsetthatshouldberepurposed

for iterations of your interfaces. Icon states are the result of an action taken. Once an action is taken on an icon, the

icon reﬂects that action by showing its state. An enabled icon state is consistently the same color and style throughout

the interface. This state indicates that a command is active and available for use. A disabled icon state is a dimmed

version of the enabled. This state indicates that a command is inactive and not available for use. User recognition and

recollection are two important factors to consider in icon design. Recognition means that the user can identify the icon

and easily associate it with a particular object. User recognition is supported by using effective metaphors, using real-

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