Interface Design Issues #02: Consistency and standards
Categorised under: Interface design, Usability & user-centered design
Andrei Michael Herasimchuk has written a blog entry on the importance of consistency and standards in interface design. To quote:
Consistency is one of the golden rules of interface design. There can be no question about this. It’s important on many levels. When applied effectively in a design, consistency creates a foundation for a user to interact with the product in a predictable manner. Consistency creates usage patterns, offering users the opportunity to succeed in the face of an unknown feature encountered for the first time.
[Thanks to InfoDesign.]
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