First Principles of Interaction Design

I’m sure I’ve posted this one before, but it’s worth another look. First Principles of Interaction Design from AskTog.

“The following principles are fundamental to the design and implementation of effective interfaces, whether for traditional GUI environments or the web. Of late, many web applications have reflected a lack of understanding of many of these principles of interaction design, to their great detriment. Because an application or service appears on the web, the principles do not change. If anything, applying these principles become even more important.”