It's possible that the label might make up for button clarity, but that would be so dependent on execution I wouldn't do it. Labels are never as powerful affordances as the controls themselves. Why gamble?
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 8:15 AM, Kordian Piotr Klecha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Christina, > > thank you! I've read "Ten observations..." before, very useful. > > One doubt: you wrote that only a magnifying glass reduces search > number - did you test the correlation between search box label and > starting button? I have read some time ago that when label is very > explicit - string written on button has little influence on search > number. > > It's interesting, because in my native language using "Go!" for > starting sth is not common - so the only verb I can use is > "Search". But "Search" is also on the label, just over the input. > So I was wondering about using lens icon instead of button, to avoid > duplication. > > Best, > Kordian > > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33020 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
