Metadata
- Author: Dunning-Kruger
- Full Title: A UX Designer Walks Into a Tesla Bar – Scott Jenson
- URL: https://jenson.org/tesla/?cmdid=PL9JZ0OSJYHT00
Highlights
Edward Tufte has this visual rule that 1+1=3. With a single line on the screen, you have just that single object, but adding a second line does something interesting, it adds a third ‘object’ on the screen, the negative space between the two. All good visual designers deeply understand this effect. In UX design we have a cognitive equivalent. If you have two buttons, there is a third ‘object’ created, the decision a user must make on which button to tap. This cognitive load is invisible and rarely discussed but it can be a real source of confusion.