Recognition rather than Recall

1. Clear and Familiar Interfaces:

Design interfaces that users can interact with intuitively and even resemble those that they are familiar with. Enable the users to navigate an interface which uses the widely preferred common design patterns, icons, and terminology that they probably know already.

2. Visual Cues and Prompts:

Give an example or act first to show user where to click in order for him to find relevant options or actions. Lead the attention of users to significantly aspict portion by blend of simple label, visual hierarchy and affordances design.

3. Progressive Disclosure:

Utilize progressive disclosure approach that arranges content and options in such a way that only as much information as is necessary for a particular task is provided, thus giving the user less data to process. Bring the knowledge in a single layered fashion, so that the users can focus their attention on the each stage on appropriate data.

4. Predictive Input and Suggestions:

Accurately predict what the user may require and suggest the related input based on his/her prior behavior. Take advantage of autocomplete hints, predictive search outcomes, or suggested actions in order to help the users keep the interactions simple.