Keep it lightweight

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According to Bill Scott and Theresa Neil, authors of Designing Web Interfaces, web interfaces, especially need to keep a light footprint in order for the user's focus to stay on the task and not to be exerting a lot of physical or mental effort figuring out how to use the application.

Likewise, for mobile applications, keeping the interface light, helps alleviate bandwidth issues and hardware impediments. Keep it simple, one click if possible.

The types of interactions to consider for keeping things light include:

  • Inline editing
  • Secondary menus revealed as needed
  • Progressive disclosure
  • Reveal on Hover
  • Stay on the page as much as possible
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