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Information Architecture

Group by user task, not org chart. Limit top-level to ~7 items.

How to apply it

Run a card-sort with users; collapse adjacent concepts; promote the primary task.

Practise it on a real challenge

Navigation — 14 top items fighting a 12-item sidebar

A 14-item top nav competes with a 12-item sidebar. Users can't find anything.

More UX laws

  • 60-30-10 Rule
  • 8-pt Spacing Scale
  • Accessible contrast
  • Aesthetic-Usability Effect
  • Alignment Principle
  • Calibrated Trust
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