18. The Clickables
Channel: Dev + Designer
Date: 21/04/2016

Today we’re sipping Faxe Kondi, Denmark’s finest sugar laden soda, and Flurin claims to be a designer :). We discuss the age old question: “What makes a good button?”. The point here is to give our users clear signals on what is clickable and what is not, and where they can interact with the site. These are what the NN Group calls “strong signifiers”, and help visitors avoid the dreaded click uncertainty. And how can context help make signifiers stronger? Let’s dive in!

Faxe Kondi — https://kondi.like.st/faxekondi/faxekondi/image_poll/website

NN/g: Flat Design: its origins, its problems — https://www.nngroup.com/articles/flat-design/

NN/g: Long Term Exposure to Flat Design — https://www.nngroup.com/articles/flat-design-long-exposure/

Zara Netherlands — http://www.zara.com/nl/en/

Coolblue — http://www.coolblue.nl/

Brad Frost’s Interface Inventory (the bank buttons) — http://bradfrost.com/blog/post/interface-inventory/

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Thanks a boatload:
Digitpaint — http://www.digitpaint.nl
for allowing us to film in their office.

Esveldt Photo — http://www.esveldtphoto.com/
for filming and editing this episode.

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