Anirudh PalaskarEdPlus at Arizona State University · UX Researcher

Law Of UX - Fitts Law #uxdesign #ux

Name: Law Of UX - Fitts Law #uxdesign #ux
Uploaded: 2023-06-08T05:30:08+00:00
Duration: 48 s
Channel: Anirudh Palaskar
Description: In this instructional video, the speaker introduces Fitts' Law—a principle stating that the time required for a user to click or interact with a UI…

8 Jun 2023 · 1 min

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In this instructional video, the speaker introduces Fitts' Law—a principle stating that the time required for a user to click or interact with a UI element depends on the element's size and its distance from the user's starting point. The speaker explains that smaller or farther‑away buttons take longer to activate, while larger, closer targets are faster to use. Practical UX recommendations are provided: move primary actions such as a Save button to the bottom of a form where it is more reachable, and place frequently used controls in bottom navigation to align with thumb reach on mobile devices. The video ends with a call for viewers to share additional real‑world examples of Fitts' Law in the comments.

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This is how Fitts' Law is used in real life to provide a better customer experience. First thing first, what is Fitts' Law? So Fitts' Law simply says that the amount of time a consumer takes to click or take an action depends on the distance and the size of the action that you provided on the screen. Which simply means that if there's a button on a screen which is very small, the consumers are gonna take a lot of time to click that button as compared to a screen where the button is huge and prominent on the screen. Some of the best examples of Fitts' Law is making sure that you move the save button from the top of the screen to the bottom of the screen at the end of each form because the bottom screen is very much accessible to the person as compared to the top of the screen. At the same time, make sure that all the primary actions are easily accessible by the thumb. Rather than keeping on the top of the screen, make sure that it is somewhere in the bottom navigation. So if you find any other examples of Fitts' Law, make sure that you comment down so that everybody else knows about it.