Recognition vs. Recall

Video tutorial

Summary: In user interfaces, recognising elements, actions, flows is easier than recalling them from memory. You should provide users with enough tips, so they can easily find information on your site/product from memory.

Move cards into the appropriate 'YES' or 'NO' columns. Each card has a relevant description & examples.

Name	Priority	Status	Submitted to work
🐓All the information the user needs at a particular point is visually available and thus shouldn't be remembered	High
🐓Website navigation is similar to the navigation on other websites	High
🐓The main navigation items are always available and not hidden behind the menu button	High
🐓Logo in the header is displayed on every page and leads to the main page	High
🐓Links look like a blue text with an underscore	Middle
🐓If it's possible, the names of menu items are specific and do not include common names (smth like 'catalogue' or 'goods')	Middle
🐓If the menu contains sub-items, it's visually clear	Middle
🐓Icons match the mental model and are intuitive (e.x. search icon is represented by a magnifying glass)	Middle
🐓Field name is always available	Middle
🐓Icons have captions	Middle