Do you always try to reduce complexity?
Updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] 1 year ago. See history
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The human brain:
1. Never searches for OR compares all options
2. Prefers smaller sets of options (4 or less)
3. Picks the first option that looks good enough
4. Prefers a shorter option to a longer one
5. Makes a compromise between speed and accuracy
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It's important to keep these in mind when making design decisions or presenting data.
Our visual short term memory has a capacity of 4 items. So options are easier for our brain to digest when presented in sets of 4.
✅ Figure: Good Example - Blocks of 4 or less menu items are easier for the brain to consume
✅ Figure: Good Example - A great example of removing complexity
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