Re: [Usability] Re: Save Icon

[Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>]

On Tue, 2006-01-31 at 13:25 +0100, Reinout van Schouwen wrote:
> Op Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:57:38 +0100, schreef Sebastian Rittau:
> 
> > I wonder if a stylized hard disk is any better than a stylized 3.5" disk.
> 
> I dare say that it is not. How many people have any notion of what a hard
> disk actually looks like? Most of them can't even tell RAM or hard disk
> apart. Try asking average computer users how much memory they have in
> their PC, if you don't believe me...

I won't argue against that, but do bear in mind that we're
not talking about the sort of fancy photo-realistic hard
disk the Apple uses.  It's a cute little white boxy thing.
Since it's the same icon you see inside Computer, the hope
is that users will form a mental association.

--
Shaun