Did you know that the first design for a pin-back button got patented in 1896? We often associate button pins with election campaigns and politics. However, they’re also great accessories to clothes, ...

A button is an interactive element that results in the action described on it. If it says “save” on a button, clicking it will most likely “save” something. It’s also one of the most important ...

Typically used as a word processing program, Microsoft Word has a wide variety of text editing features. In addition to these features you may also add images and other objects, such as controls to ...

One recent trend in interface design has been to replace icons with text buttons. Aimed at reducing confusion by being explicit about the nature of an action, Google.com is now using such a “Search” ...

The button—with its self-contained roundness and infinite variability—has a quiet perfection to it. Running a cascade of buttons through your fingers feels satisfyingly heavy, like coins or candy; ...

The alt attribute for logos and buttons are done differently than the alt text used for other kinds of images. Google discusses the right way to do it. The best practices for logos and buttons are ...