The Product Person - The Product Person #44
hi, Anthony here! In this newsletter, I curate insights on how to build great products. You’ll improve your product skills with every issue. Let’s get to it. (Btw, this issue is sponsored by BlockSurvey) The art of simplicity(Insight from 52 Weeks of UX) It’s often thought that “simple” just means “less” — less words, less features, less colors, etc. But, sometimes in pursuit of “simple” we end up with obscure. 🌟 Here’s a better definition for simple:
Instead of solely cutting stuff out, here are a few tips for achieving meaningful simplicity in your writing, designs, and products.
1️⃣ Have a single core ideaA single core idea is tied to an outcome. The end goal for performing an action like using a feature or reading this sentence should be apparent. A single core idea is binary. It begs the question: “Am I interested in this action or not?” If you want to design a send button, using the word “Send” might work. But, sometimes using the clearer, binary option of “Send Message” is better, even though it has more characters. A single core idea is also written using easy-to-understand words and repeats itself to get the point across entirely. 🔮 Improve clarity over timeImprove clarity over time with clear starting and ending points. Make sure it’s obvious how to do something valuable within your product. Also improve clarity over time with progressive disclosure. Don’t shove everything at your user at once. Only provide details that are necessary to understand how to do the current task. ♻️ Keep it consistentKeep it consistent by building patterns. Make things flow and easy to follow. Put things in similar places so that people can act through intuition. Simplicity isn’t only about “less”— it’s really about comprehension and clarity of purpose. It’s providing just enough detail so people understand what’s going on, and can be confident on what to do next. 🔐 SponsorBlockSurvey is a privacy-first survey tool. Survery tools like Google Forms, SurveyMonkey, and Typeform collect behaviorial and demographic data on their customers. Sometimes they mine that data for profit or they get hacked and sensitive data ends up in the hands of bad actors. Surveys done on BlockSurvey are protected by end-to-end encryption and blockchain tech so you alone stay in control of the survey data. And BlockSurvey uses zero trackers and cookies, so survey respondents can remain anonymous by default. Start using BlockSurvey and enable your customers to share their opinions without worry of where their data is going. End NoteThanks for enjoying The Product Person. I’d love it if you shared it with a friend or two. If this was shared to you, you can subscribe here. ❤️ Hit the heart button as well, it helps a lot. Have a great day, (P.S. Anything I can help you with? Just reply to this email, I’ll respond) If you liked this post from The Product Person, why not share it? |
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