UX Design Glossary: How to Use Affordances in User Interfaces
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UX Design Glossary: How to Use Affordances in User Interfaces
In the field of design, experts speak of objects having “affordances.” These are aspects inherent to the design that make it obvious how the product is to be used. For example, a knob affords turning, a button affords pushing, and a cord affords pulling. These characteristics suggest how the object is to be interacted with or operated. When suffici
... See moreCole Nussbaumer Knaflic • Storytelling With Data
‘The term affordance refers to the perceived and actual properties of the thing, primarily those fundamental properties that determine just how the thing could possibly be used. […] Affordances provide strong clues to the operations of things. Plates are for pushing.
Rory Sutherland • Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
Affordances represent the possibilities in the world for how an agent (a person, animal, or machine) can interact with something. Some affordances are perceivable, others are invisible.
Don Norman • The Design of Everyday Things
An affordance is a relationship between the properties of an object and the capabilities of the agent that determine just how the object could possibly be used.
Don Norman • The Design of Everyday Things
An affordance is a relationship between the properties of an object and the capabilities of the agent that determine just how the object could possibly be used.
Don Norman • The Design of Everyday Things
An affordance is a relationship between the properties of an object and the capabilities of the agent that determine just how the object could possibly be used.