When do you use a circular slider/knob in a good user interface?
- by Koning Baard
As I am familiar with some synthesizers, I often user real life circular sliders (e.g. to control the master volume), also called knobs. Like this one:
Sometimes I also find these controls in virtual applications (yes I like extreme minimalism =P):
But most of them are irritating, confusing or just wrong, and simple sliders could be used…