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According to the Law of Fitts, what two factors affect the time it takes to move a pointer to a target?
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What is Jakob's Law of user interface design?
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Study Notes
UX Design Laws
- User experience (UX) is the overall experience a person has when interacting with a product or service, encompassing everything from usability to emotions and attitudes.
- UX laws are a set of principles that guide the design of user experiences, ensuring digital products and services are intuitive, easy to use, and meet user needs.
Hick's Law
- States that the time it takes for a person to make a decision increases with the number of options available.
- Too many choices can lead to frustration or indecision, and designers can reduce cognitive load by simplifying interfaces and minimizing options.
- The more options presented, the longer it takes to make a decision, as the brain has to process each option.
- Implications for website design: simplifying design can make it easier for users to navigate and find information.
The Law of Fitts
- States that the time it takes to move a pointer to a target depends on the size of the target and the distance to it.
- Larger targets that are closer to the user are easier to click on than smaller targets that are farther away.
- Movement time is influenced by the distance between the starting point and the target point, as well as the target size.
- The Fitts' Law equation describes the relationship between movement time, distance, and target size: MT = a + b log2(2D/W).
Jakob's Law
- States that users spend most of their time using other websites or applications, and expect your website or application to work the same way.
- Users expect consistency in design patterns and user interface elements, and deviation from established conventions can lead to confusion.
- Consistency is key, including consistent navigation, labeling, and design patterns.
- User testing is essential to ensure that design meets user expectations and is easy to use.
Miller's Law
- States that the average person can hold only 7 plus or minus 2 pieces of information in their working memory at any given time.
- Designers should limit the number of items presented to the user to no more than 7, in order to avoid overwhelming the user's working memory.
- Implications for navigation menus, forms, and chunking: grouping information into smaller, more manageable chunks.
Postel's Law
- States that "be conservative in what you send, be liberal in what you accept".
- Being conservative in sending data means conforming to established standards and protocols.
- Being liberal in accepting data means being flexible in interpreting and handling variations in communication.
Gestalt Principles
- Describe how humans perceive visual elements and group them together.
- Objects that are close to each other are perceived as related.
- Implications for UX design: grouping related items together visually, such as navigation items and form fields.
- Six laws of Gestalt principles:
- Law of Proximity: Elements that are close together are perceived as a group.
- Law of Similarity: Elements that are similar in appearance are perceived as a group.
- Law of Closure: Our brains fill in missing gaps to create a complete image or object.
- Law of Continuity: Elements that are arranged in a smooth, continuous line or curve are perceived as a group.
- Law of Figure-Ground: Our brains separate visual information into a foreground and a background.
- Law of Symmetry: Our brains perceive symmetrical objects as complete figures.
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Description
This lecture covers fundamental principles guiding user experience design, including Hick's Law, Fitts's Law, Jakob's Law, Postel's Law, Miller's Law, and Gestalt Principles.