Error Prevention Design Exercises
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User control and freedom
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Help users recognize and recover from errors
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Error prevention
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Avoid vague commands
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Placeholders
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Avoid double negatives
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Error state
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Place destructive actions away from other actions
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Add inline validation in forms
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Show an error message if necessary
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Errors in native apps
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Saving progress
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Typing confirmation vs. clicking a button
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Create helpful 404 pages
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Fix grammar and rewrite
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Offering support at the point of error
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Place reset link close to the password field
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Keep the error state visible till fixed
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Write clear and concise error messages
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Provide input masks to avoid errors
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Prevent errors from the start
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Meaningful error messages
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Allow users to enter information
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Make hints permanent
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Don’t make users feel bad
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When to autosave
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Reset the password
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Use human language
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Validate payment details
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Prevent errors before they happen
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Canceling or reverting changes
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Keep the input in default state
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What is an error message?
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Confirm intent to cancel
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Notify that changes have been saved
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Signal error after loss of focus
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Tell users what went wrong
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Shape intersection
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Predictive interfaces and anticipatory design
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Establishing ethical guardrails
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Articulating model constraints
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Designing for graceful AI failure
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Unpredictability and edge cases
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Avoid blaming labels
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Creating staging areas for AI outputs
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Action reversibility
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Writing error handling prompts
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Destructive buttons
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Understanding AI safety nets
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