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Notes

Seven readings about the words and arrangements that make small pages usable.

Words give a page its structure. Spacing and navigation explain how its parts relate. Contrast, feedback and review help check the finished result.

Give a label a clear job

A useful label names what someone will find or what an action will do.

Headings provide a route through a page before every paragraph is read.

Empty space can explain which elements belong together.

Navigation helps someone choose a destination and find a way back.

Contrast can separate a heading, a control or a quiet supporting detail.

Feedback closes the gap between choosing an action and understanding its result.

A small review is most useful when it follows an ordinary reader's path.