Some of the human factors principles used in developing effective user interfaces include:

• Minimize the burden on the user’s memory; recognition versus recall.
• Automate unwanted workload.
• Reduce uncertainty; display data in a clear and obvious manner.
• Fuse data; reduce the cognitiveload by bringing together lower level data into a higher levelsummation.
• Group data in consistently meaningful ways to decreasesearch time.
• Help users recognize, diagnose and recover from errors.
• Include only that information in displays that is needed by the userto complete the task.
• Use terminology that matchesuser goals and intentions
• Provide adequate feedback (positive and negative).
• Put the user in control.