Apps ought to be designed with these UI guidelines in mind:<p><i>Here's what I'm working on right now, and how long it may take.</i> Status feedback fosters trust.<p><i>I speak your language.</i> Jargon is confusing.<p><i>You can take things back.</i> Undo grants freedom from frustration.<p><i>I behave just like the others.</i> Inconsistent conventions increase cognitive load.<p><i>Are you sure?</i> Confirm before commit. Eliminate slips & mistakes. A <i>slip</i> is an unconscious, inattentive error. A <i>mistake</i> is a conscious error, but domain (mental model) mismatch.<p><i>I auto-populated these fields.</i> Design so interface favors recognition over recall.<p><i>Ways to make you more efficient.</i> Enable power-users.<p>Aesthetic & minimalist, but not necessarily flat design.<p><i>I've written stuff so you can learn more about me.</i> Provide help and documentation.<p>---<p>As I worked on this, I realized some of this could improve communication between people.
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Congrats on launching.<p>Nice and short domain name, but it reminds me of Orwell’s book 1984 - not sure that’s a good thing or not. But depends who you’re trying to target. If it’s folks born in the early 2000s they might not know about it.<p>Also, if you’re trying to create an online learning site with paid content in the future, it might be difficult to compete with sites like ixdf.org.<p>Little nit pick ;) To follow one of the heuristics, I would make the logo go to the home page rather than bringing up the flyout for changing to dark mode.<p>Nice one for trying out new things!
I've followed these basic principles for decades (Full disclosure: I've taken NNG courses -quite a few).<p>They're really just basic common sense, but you know how it goes...<p><i>> Common Sense: So rare, that it's a super power.</i><p><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/2b/ac/61/2bac61a609a63386b8342c757a4a6d34--common-sense-superpower.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://i.pinimg.com/736x/2b/ac/61/2bac61a609a63386b8342c757...</a>