Fitts Law

9 years ago

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

Eye Tracking

9 years ago

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

Colour Theory

9 years ago

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

Content Strategy

9 years ago

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

Constraints

9 years ago

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

Cognitive Load

9 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

9 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

9 years ago

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

Atomic Design

9 years ago

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

Affordance

9 years ago

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