When I’m told “go to the XXXXX icon” I’m often confused. What does the XXXX icon look like?
“Well, it’s a kinda squiggly thingie, sort of a circle with a fish swimming in it, smoking a cigar, sort of.”
For a serious example, yesterday I tried to scan a form on my printer and was told to find the scan icon. None of the icons I saw screamed out “scan” to me. is there a universal “scan” icon I’m unaware of?
More generally, is there a guide to icons so I could just look these up in the future?
Icon symbology is pretty inconsistent, although there are a few widely agreed ones. I wouldn’t get my hopes up that an icon for an obscure operation or a specific application would conform to any guide. Especially if the developer is of the “screw standards, ain’t nobody got time for standards” mindset.
