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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 27 posts.

Design & UX
2016
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Design Principles for Reducing Cognitive Load

Every time you visit a website, a process of learning is initiated in the brain. Whether it’s the navigation, layout, or that auto-rotating image slider on the homepage, your brain has to learn how to use the site while keeping track of the reason you came there in the first place. The mental effort required during…