Visual Signifiers and User Error: Quantifying Miscalibration and Ambiguity in Modern Minimalist UI Toggle Designs

Osaruiyobo H. Giwa, Jean Y. Song, Sunjun Kim

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DOI: 10.1177/00187208261504219
Published: 2026-11-06
Container: Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
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@article{allodium:10.1177/00187208261504219,
  title = {Visual Signifiers and User Error: Quantifying Miscalibration and Ambiguity in Modern Minimalist UI Toggle Designs},
  author = {Osaruiyobo H. Giwa and Jean Y. Song and Sunjun Kim},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society},
  doi = {10.1177/00187208261504219},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/00187208261504219}
}

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TI  - Visual Signifiers and User Error: Quantifying Miscalibration and Ambiguity in Modern Minimalist UI Toggle Designs
AU  - Osaruiyobo H. Giwa
AU  - Jean Y. Song
AU  - Sunjun Kim
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Giwa, O. H., Song, J. Y., & Kim, S. (2026). Visual Signifiers and User Error: Quantifying Miscalibration and Ambiguity in Modern Minimalist UI Toggle Designs. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187208261504219

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