ui-ux

Apply established laws such as Hick's Law to reduce decision cost, Fitts's Law to place controls near task demand, and Miller's Law to favor recognition over recall. Organize the interface around user tasks rather than internal implementation structure.

Reduce cognitive load by prioritizing likely actions, progressively disclosing secondary choices, and externalizing context across steps. Establish one dominant priority per region so visual hierarchy matches task hierarchy.

Deviate from established conventions only when the existing mental model conflicts with the user's task and the replacement remains learnable, internally consistent, and demonstrably better. This follows Jakob's Law of inheriting reliable mental models.

Accessibility is an architectural constraint, not a remediation pass. Information hierarchy, interaction semantics, feedback, and task completion must remain equivalent across all supported modes of perception and input.

Confirmation dialogs are not a substitute for safe recovery. Prefer undo, drafts, and delayed commitment so users can reverse consequential actions, while keeping destructive controls separated but accessible.