Laws of UX: A Collection of User Interface Design Best Practices
By
Jon Yablonski
Master baker tier. Every paragraph earns its place on the tray.
Summary
Laws of UX is a collection of best practices and principles for user interface designers. The content covers key UX concepts such as the Aesthetic-Usability Effect (users perceive aesthetically pleasing designs as more usable), Choice Overload (users get overwhelmed by too many options), and Chunking (breaking information into smaller pieces). The site also promotes a large format index poster featuring updated UX laws including Paradox of the Active User, Selective Attention, and Cognitive Bias.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledUsers often perceive aesthetically pleasing design as design that's more usable.
The tendency for people to get overwhelmed when they are presented with a large number of options, often used interchangeably with the term paradox of choice.
A process by which individual pieces...
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