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Show HN: Discreet Twitter buttons

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Re: Show HN: Discreet Twitter buttons

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Post by mipapage »

Interesting; I think a couple of those may break their logo user guidelines.

While they are fun, I have a feeling that engagement or clickthru of the element they uncover may be higher without the layer of complexity on top of them.

Re: Show HN: Discreet Twitter buttons

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Post by maxmcd »

mipapage wrote: post #2

Interesting; I think a couple of those may break their logo user guidelines. While they are fun, I have a feeling that engagement or clickthru of the element they uncover may be higher without the layer of complexity on top of them.

That's certainly true, and something I've witnessed in the past when implement hover-to-reveal social buttons. I feel like these are great for personal sites or small projects where you might be able to sacrifice a little on the conversion side in exchange for some added visual aesthetic.

Re: Show HN: Discreet Twitter buttons

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Post by danso »

This is a cool effect, but I wonder if it wouldn't be more effective if instead the reveal had the logo come in after the onhover.

What I mean is that the link is plaintext, something like "Follow me at @username", which most people recognize as a call to action and a link to Twitter. Upon hover, the Twitter blue is applied with some animation, maybe something like the logo flying in. (yes, I know that screams against most people's personal design aesthetic here, but maybe it will work for some designers who want to stand out and are clever about it).

The main difference is that the Twitter logo is too discrete. There is literally no call to action and there's nothing about the Twitter logo that leads me to think that hovering over it will reveal the call to action. It's more likely to make me think: "This person works at Twitter!"

* edit: on reflection, I do realize that those Twitter icons, especially when used in conjunction with other social icons, are recognized as the "These are the social accounts", especially when they are in the footer. But I guess you'd have to do something different for the other social buttons?

If it's just one Twitter logo and no other social-button context, I still think that the call-to-action is too subtle.

Re: Show HN: Discreet Twitter buttons

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Post by vineet »

My problem with such buttons is actually something slightly different: I often notice that on webpages that it looks like the page is interesting and I want to follow similar work, but I don't know how much noise is on the person's twitter account (as opposed to the person's projects). ...I would like to see the most recent tweets show up when I hover over the button.
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