Cognitive Load Theory
A theory that explains how the amount of mental effort required to process information can impact user experience and task performance.
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Scanning Pattern
Common reading patterns users follow when scanning web content, such as the F-pattern, where users read across the top and then scan down the left side.
MMF
Minimum Marketable Feature (MMF) is the smallest set of functionality that delivers significant value to users and can be marketed effectively.
Gambler’s Fallacy
A cognitive bias where individuals believe that past random events affect the probabilities of future random events.
Common Fate
A Gestalt principle stating that elements moving in the same direction are perceived as a group or a single entity.
Wireframing
The process of creating a simplified visual guide or blueprint for the layout and structure of a webpage or app, focusing on functionality and content placement.
Visual Weight
The perceived heaviness or importance of an element in a design, influenced by factors such as size, color, and contrast.
Flexibility-Usability Tradeoff
A principle stating that as the flexibility of a system increases, its usability often decreases, and vice versa.
Five Hat Racks
A method for organizing information based on five categories: category, time, location, alphabet, and continuum.