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The best icon is a text label
Icons are an essential part of many user interfaces. The thing is: more often than not, they break clarity. Just replace them by a text label. Or an icon plus label.
Thomas Byttebier is a freelance digital designer from Gent, Belgium. Currently Digital Director at Base Design and Lector digital design at Luca School of Arts.
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Icons are an essential part of many user interfaces. The thing is: more often than not, they break clarity. Just replace them by a text label. Or an icon plus label.