Interaction metaphors
Metaphors:
Scrolling:
Slide
forward – sliding the key of the glasses when checking on notifications or
messages can be made a metaphor, as it is the same as scrolling using your
mouse, or even sliding with your phone screen. Sliding forward means to go
upwards.
Slide
backwards – Similarly, sliding backwards can be the same as scrolling down
using a mouse or sliding down with your phone. Sliding down means to go
downwards.
Volume
level:
Volume
up – the arrow pointing up on the button symbolize ‘to add up’, meaning to
increase something, which in this case, to increase our audio volume level.
Volume
down – Similarly, the arrow pointing down means to decrease the level of
volume.
Messages:
Message
icon – Showing a picture of an envelope, as it is the general symbol of
communications and it is used in many other messaging platforms.
Closed
envelope – Depicts that a message has not yet been read.
Opened
envelope – Depicts that a message has been seen or read.
Music
player:
Player
icon – Showing a musical note, the general symbol of music and songs. It is a
good metaphor for a music player.
Using
navigations:
Navigation
icon – Symbolized by a pinpoint symbol, showing a position, which in the
context of navigations, is a destination or our current location.
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