[HN Gopher] Usability heuristics for user interface design ___________________________________________________________________ Usability heuristics for user interface design Author : boraoztunc Score : 32 points Date : 2023-04-16 18:11 UTC (4 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.1984.design) (TXT) w3m dump (www.1984.design) | turtleyacht wrote: | Apps ought to be designed with these UI guidelines in mind: | | _Here 's what I'm working on right now, and how long it may | take._ Status feedback fosters trust. | | _I speak your language._ Jargon is confusing. | | _You can take things back._ Undo grants freedom from | frustration. | | _I behave just like the others._ Inconsistent conventions | increase cognitive load. | | _Are you sure?_ Confirm before commit. Eliminate slips & | mistakes. A _slip_ is an unconscious, inattentive error. A | _mistake_ is a conscious error, but domain (mental model) | mismatch. | | _I auto-populated these fields._ Design so interface favors | recognition over recall. | | _Ways to make you more efficient._ Enable power-users. | | Aesthetic & minimalist, but not necessarily flat design. | | _I 've written stuff so you can learn more about me._ Provide | help and documentation. | | --- | | As I worked on this, I realized some of this could improve | communication between people. | prime17569 wrote: | Apple's old OS X Human Interface Guidelines (pre-OS X | Yosemite)[1] said almost exactly the same things. | | https://web.archive.org/web/20140603021344if_/https://develo... | prox wrote: | _Pliancy_ : this is something you can manipulate | turtleyacht wrote: | Thank-you. Porcelain vs plumbing | kitsunesoba wrote: | > You can take things back. Undo grants freedom from | frustration. | | > Are you sure? Confirm before commit. Eliminate slips & | mistakes. A slip is an unconscious, inattentive error. A | mistake is a conscious error, but domain (mental model) | mismatch. | | Additionally, don't use the former as a replacement for the | latter. While a way to undo destructive things should be | present wherever possible, they should also be prevented from | happening in the first place where reasonably possible. | | Google apps are bad about this. Rather than add a small amount | of friction to avert common types of disasters, they tend to | lean on undo, which works fine until you end up too distracted | to notice the little "X happened [Undo]" notification until you | realize what happened a week later when the action you | accidentally committed has become irrevocable. | ChrisMarshallNY wrote: | I've followed these basic principles for decades (Full | disclosure: I've taken NNG courses -quite a few). | | They're really just basic common sense, but you know how it | goes... | | _> Common Sense: So rare, that it 's a super power._ | | https://i.pinimg.com/736x/2b/ac/61/2bac61a609a63386b8342c757... ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-04-16 23:00 UTC)