![]() ![]() OmniGraffle’s main purpose is to create diagrams-organization charts, flow charts, family trees, that sort of thing. It’s toolset makes the trial and error process of annotation very smooth. Almost any graphics application can be used to add text and arrows to a photo, but OmniGraffle has become my favorite. But some are of unusual items or are taken at unusual angles or magnifications these are best served by annotations directly on the photo. ![]() Most of the photos are straightforward and need nothing more than a simple caption to explain. The reports I write for work usually include photographs. Refreshing the browser and navigating the history (Google Chrome).Next post Previous post Annotating photos with OmniGraffle Common iconsĪrrows are also used for common interface icons such as: Toggling fullscreen (VLC). Check out the menu on on a mobile device. The characters + and – are can also be used. Note: An extras on demand component doesn’t have to use arrows. Links with arrows tend to have the arrows to the right.This design is the most popular based on my observations.It’s recommended by Jenifer Tidwell in her excellent book Designing Interfaces.In my opinion arrows should be placed to the left pointing to the right when closed and down when opened. Why? Because… Arrows to the left, pointing to the right when closed and up when opened in OmniGraffle. Arrows to the right, pointing down when closed and up when opened at m. Examples Arrows to the right, pointing to the left when closed and down when opened in the mobile site for. Sometimes the arrow changes direction when toggling the content, other times it stays the same. When the component is open, the arrow points down or up. When the component is closed, the arrow points to the right, left or down. Thereby, it isn’t obvious if clicking it will show more content or navigate to a new page. If placed to the right it looks similar to links, especially in responsive navigation menus. The arrow is either placed to the right or to the left of the text. Extras on demand componentsĪrrows are frequently used in elements for displaying and hiding content. In my opinion, this component is the most inconsistently designed component on the web today when designed using arrows. The left panel navigation for WordPress admins. Left panel navigation menus can use an arrow to show which page you are currently at. Position indicatorsĬheck out breadcrumb trails on some sites and you’ll definitely see multiple arrows pointing to the current section. A blue underlined piece of text looks more like a link and an arrow next to the text might fool the user thinking a click will expand more content instead of navigating to a new page. I’m very skeptical towards placing arrows before or after regular links. The classic iOS back button made to look like an arrow hinting clicking it will bring you back one step. Buttons and linksĪrrows are sometimes used with buttons or placed next to links in order to make them more noticeable and clickable. My goal with this post is to categorize the usage of arrows, show some examples and give you some pointers (pun intended) if you’ve decided to use arrows in your interface. Since they are used so frequent and in many different ways, they are easily misused leading to a confusing user experience. Arrows are common in the interfaces we interact with on a regular basis. ![]()
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