Buttons That Indicate Actions

Using buttons when designing a website could be a better solution to indicate actions. On the other side links usually tell users that they will be taken to another page.

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Vote Button 20080101

In the two examples taken from WebMD, the health website, buttons clearly indicate the beginning of a process or action. In both cases using links would have been not totally correct, creating a little bit confusion to users.

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4 comments:

  1. Design vs Art Blog » Action Buttons Made Visible (Pingback), 9. January 2008, 15:17
     

    […] used when user input is required. For example a "vote" or "add to cart" button (see more on action buttons). "Placing a checkout button on a visible location is very important and will prevent users […]

     
  2. josh myers, 14. March 2008, 1:53

    In Art the word design indicates what?

     
  3. Alexis Brion, 14. March 2008, 10:38

    Well, I think art and design are two different things… don’t you think?

     
  4. Sceneifievaida, 8. May 2008, 7:45

    thats for sure, brother

     

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