Designers can’t ‘unsee’ iPhone’s misaligned send message button

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the send key on messaging is off by a few pixels
What's a few pixels?
Photo: Anh Nguyen/Twitter

The send message button on the iPhone is misaligned and for most of us, a 3-pixel discrepancy won’t cause heartburn.

But a few designers are reaching for the antacids this week after one of their own pointed out the misalignment on Twitter.

Apple sets the gold standard for product and interface design but being even 1 pixel off is seen as tarnish in the exacting eyes of the design community.

Anh Nguyen, an interface designer based in Hanoi, Vietnam, stirred up the chatter when he posted the proof with the message, “Have a great Tuesday everyone!”

The send button is flush right in the message field, which starts out as an elongated, skinny oval before typing a message. The gap at the top of the button is 12 pixels while the gap on the right is 9 pixels.

The response from colleagues was sarcastic disbelief.

One designer did not seem to mind, observing the send icon remained “visually” balanced when zoomed out.

Are you bothered by the send button’s placement and would you like to see Apple mind the gap?

Source: designTAXI

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