What if the folder’s icon gave you an idea of how often you use it
? In real life, a wrinkle here and a scratch there lets you know that the folder wasn’ t jus
t purchased, but on our virtual desktops, they all look spiffy.
Keith Lang takes a stab at this and a pretty good one too:
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The icons provide nice visu al clues but without
adding color and other distracting elements like a badge.
In other words, just about right.
See the full article here.

