Miller’s Law: The Number Everyone Quotes and Almost Nobody Understands
📰 Medium · UX Design
Learn about Miller's Law and its application in UX design to improve user experience
Action Steps
- Read about Miller's Law and its original context
- Apply Miller's Law to a navigation audit to identify potential usability issues
- Test the optimal number of items in a menu or list using user testing
- Configure navigation to balance complexity and simplicity
- Evaluate the impact of Miller's Law on user experience metrics
Who Needs to Know This
UX designers and product managers can benefit from understanding Miller's Law to inform design decisions and create more user-friendly interfaces
Key Insight
💡 Miller's Law suggests that the optimal number of items in a list or menu is around 7 ± 2
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