When you're creating a site or an application, your job is to get rid of question marks ????
-Because questions make you think.
We all live in a world where time is of the highest value. Users tend to visit your site or application while
- Looking for something specific
- Perform some task or
- Browse across
You and me are also an user for someone. Practically, we all feel happy when we find what we are looking for with ease.
Definition of 'ease' in a user's context: When the user don't have to THINK
How do you help your Users?
- Decrease their visual affordance : Help users by giving them visual cues
Which of the following is an action button?
- Decrease stress: Today, Human memory is expensive. Computer memory is almost free.
- Auto-fill datas as much as possible
- Give possible recommendations
- Give feedback: Help users to know whether they are on the right track
- Provide proper labeling for Menus
- Provide proper navigation : People won't use your Web site if they can't find their way around it.
- Use conventions: Conventions are your friend.
Enough people are now familiar with the convention of using a metaphorical shopping cart on e-commerce sites that it's safe for designers to use a shopping cart icon without labeling it "Shopping cart".
By following these few tips while designing your site/application, your Users are less prone to Questions which make them Think.
There are more tips to keep in mind while designing your site/ application. Will keep blogging it.
Happy Designing!
