Fitts Law

10 years ago

The size and distance of a target affects the time required to move to it Devised by psychologist Paul Fitts…

Eye Tracking

10 years ago

Technology which calculates and records what users are looking at, for the evaluation of user interfaces Eye tracking is a…

Colour Theory

10 years ago

A collection of guideline laws used to evoke emotion, set moods, and manage user attention with application of color Colour…

Content Strategy

10 years ago

The planning, creation and management of content Content strategy is a collective term for many tasks related to the management…

Constraints

10 years ago

The practice of limiting user actions on a system in order to make it easier to use The right constraints…

Cognitive Load

10 years ago

The burden on a person's short-term memory during complex tasks When a user is working on a task, relevant information…

Chunking

10 years ago

Combining units of information into fewer units, to aid browsing and learning A 'chunk' is a piece of information, like…

Call to Action

10 years ago

An element that prompts a user to carry out a desired activity An interface element that aims to encourage users…

Atomic Design

10 years ago

A methodology for designing interfaces by designing elements and their combinations rather than pages Introduced by Brad Frost in 2013,…

Affordance

10 years ago

The properties of an object which allows its function Psychologist James J. Gibson first coined the term 'affordance' in 1977…