Design trend: list view icons
September 27, 2012 · Chris Peters
It seems that web designers are starting to standardize on list-view-switcher icons in their web applications. The following are some examples that I've noticed.
It seems that web designers are starting to standardize on list-view-switcher icons in their web applications. There are usually icons for some combination of these list views:
- List
- Table
- Grid
- Details
The following are some examples that I’ve noticed.
Moo business card designs
Basecamp projects listing
Google Drive files listing
Railscasts episodes listing
Inspiration from OS and application design
I suppose most of this inspiration comes from the view switchers icons in the Mac Finder (Mac’s equivalent to the Windows Explorer for the uninitiated):
And iTunes:
And even the Windows 7 Explorer:
