[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":88},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-user-centric-design-principles":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"authors":6,"badge":9,"body":10,"date":78,"description":79,"extension":80,"image":81,"meta":82,"navigation":83,"path":84,"seo":85,"stem":86,"__hash__":87},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fuser-centric-design-principles.md","User-Centric Design: Building Software People Actually Want to Use",[7],{"name":8},"zearøw","Philosophy",{"type":11,"value":12,"toc":65},"minimark",[13,17,22,27,30,34,37,41,44,48,51,55,58,62],[14,15,16],"p",{},"You can build the most technically impressive software in the world, but if your team doesn't want to use it, it's a failure. User-centric design puts the people who will actually use the software at the heart of every decision.",[18,19,21],"h2",{"id":20},"our-design-principles","Our Design Principles",[23,24,26],"h3",{"id":25},"_1-observe-before-you-design","1. Observe Before You Design",[14,28,29],{},"Don't start with wireframes. Start by watching how people work. What tools do they reach for? Where do they get frustrated? What shortcuts have they invented?",[23,31,33],{"id":32},"_2-match-mental-models","2. Match Mental Models",[14,35,36],{},"People have existing ways of thinking about their work. Good software maps to those mental models rather than forcing new ones.",[23,38,40],{"id":39},"_3-reduce-cognitive-load","3. Reduce Cognitive Load",[14,42,43],{},"Every extra click, every unnecessary field, every confusing label adds friction. Simplicity isn't about fewer features — it's about the right features, presented clearly.",[23,45,47],{"id":46},"_4-design-for-the-80","4. Design for the 80%",[14,49,50],{},"Focus on the tasks users perform most often. Make those effortless. Edge cases can be handled, but they shouldn't complicate the primary workflow.",[23,52,54],{"id":53},"_5-iterate-with-feedback","5. Iterate with Feedback",[14,56,57],{},"Design is never done. Release early, gather feedback, and improve. The best software evolves with its users.",[18,59,61],{"id":60},"the-result","The Result",[14,63,64],{},"When software is designed with users in mind, adoption is natural. Training requirements drop. Productivity rises. And your team feels empowered rather than constrained.",{"title":66,"searchDepth":67,"depth":67,"links":68},"",2,[69,77],{"id":20,"depth":67,"text":21,"children":70},[71,73,74,75,76],{"id":25,"depth":72,"text":26},3,{"id":32,"depth":72,"text":33},{"id":39,"depth":72,"text":40},{"id":46,"depth":72,"text":47},{"id":53,"depth":72,"text":54},{"id":60,"depth":67,"text":61},"2025-06-20","The best software is the software your team loves using. Here are our principles for designing with the user in mind.","md",null,{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fuser-centric-design-principles",{"title":5,"description":79},"blog\u002Fuser-centric-design-principles","S0FgolcBf33PL9gS09blFzhKuGpJxfly0j67Rlmvp-c",1777632062715]