Design Principles
Fundamental guidelines that inform and shape the design process, ensuring consistency, usability, and effectiveness in product creation.
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Grid System
A framework used in graphic and web design to organize content in a structured and consistent manner.
Design Debt
The accumulated consequences of poor design decisions, which can hinder future development and usability.
Breakpoint System
A structured set of breakpoints used to create responsive designs that work seamlessly across multiple devices.
Native App Design
The practice of designing applications specifically for a particular operating system or platform, leveraging its unique features and capabilities.
Postel’s Law
A principle stating that a system should be liberal in what it accepts and conservative in what it sends, meaning it should handle user input flexibly while providing clear, consistent output, similar to the principle of fault tolerance.
Seven Stages of Action
A model by Don Norman outlining the cognitive steps users take when interacting with a system: goal formation, planning, specifying, performing, perceiving, interpreting, and comparing.
Human Factors
The study of how humans interact with systems and products, focusing on improving usability and performance.
Tesler’s Law
The principle stating that there is a limit to the amount of complexity that users can handle, and if designers don't manage complexity, users will.