Miller's Law

An observation in Psychology that suggests that the number of mental objects the average person can keep track of is seven (plus or minus two).

More terms you might want to know

Right-aligned

Text that flows from right to left and is the default reading direction of a page with its content aligned on the right margin.

Triadic Colours

A triad is a group of three colours that are equally spaced on the colour wheel.

Stroke

The path of any movement, mark, shape, or other feature of a design. It can be the border of an element or even the tight edge of a text box, etc.

Proximity

The placement or otherwise of a thing in relation to other things. In design, proximity may be considered as the distance between two items in space or their relative location to each other.

Vertex

The meeting point where two lines cross.

UX Audit

A discipline that analyses the usability of an application by assessing its interaction design and user experience.

Bottom Navigation

One of the most common types of navigation in UI design. It's usually a system of one or more horizontal buttons placed at the bottom of the screen, directing users to other parts of an app or website. Bottom navigation is often used as an alternative to scrolling or tabbing through links on a page.

Layout

Layout is a defining characteristic of design. It dictates the positioning of content and design elements. Layouts can range from the simple, such as a four- or two-column layout, to more complex designs like grids with multiple hierarchy levels.

Left-aligned

Text that flows from left to right and is the default reading direction of a page with its content aligned on the left margin.

Lowercase

The designation of a set of character encoding styles for glyphs that are not capital letters.

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