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Don't Use Inverted Color Cues on Toggle Buttons

Don't Use Inverted Color Cues on Toggle Buttons

A bad practice that causes state misperception

Jan 13, 2021
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A user made the mistake of posting their private information publicly. They accidentally set their account to public when they wanted it set to private. What caused this error wasn’t the user, but bad toggle button design.

The user misperceived the toggle button that controls the public and private modes. The cue for the active state looked inactive to t…

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