Anticipatory Design
A design approach that predicts user needs and actions to deliver proactive and personalized experiences.
24 topics found for
“predictable interfaces”
Fitts’s Law
A predictive model of human movement that describes the time required to move to a target area, used to design user interfaces that enhance usability.
Object Constancy
The principle that elements in a digital interface maintain consistent appearance, position, and behavior across different pages and states to help users maintain orientation and familiarity.
Consistency
The quality of being uniform and coherent across different elements and touchpoints in design.
Accot-Zhai Steering Law
A model predicting the speed-accuracy trade-off in pointing tasks when using devices like a mouse, important for user interface design.
POLA
Principle of Least Astonishment (POLA) is a design guideline stating that interfaces should behave in a way that users expect to avoid confusion.
VUI
Voice User Interface (VUI) is a system that allows users to interact with a device or software using voice commands.
Destructive Action
An action in a user interface that, once performed, cannot be undone and typically involves deleting or removing content.
Wayfinding
The process of designing intuitive navigation systems within a digital product that help users easily understand their current location, navigate to desired destinations, and efficiently complete tasks.