I create things on the web, explore novel interfaces, turn data into meaning, and empower devs with AI.
I’m currently a Principal Research Engineer exploring novel UIs + playing with ML on a tiny R&D team within GitHub.
I create things on the web, explore novel interfaces, turn data into meaning, and empower devs with AI.
I’m currently a Principal Research Engineer exploring novel UIs + playing with ML on a tiny R&D team within GitHub.
Amelia Wattenberger
I create things on the web, explore novel interfaces, turn data into meaning, and empower devs with AI.
I’m currently a Principal Research Engineer exploring novel UIs + playing with ML on a tiny R&D team within GitHub.
Large, close targets are faster to hit than small, distant ones, that’s Fitts’s Law. A look at the 1954 rule behind buttons, prime and magic pixels, thumb zones, and dark patterns.
Your working memory holds about four things, not seven. Chunking groups loose information into meaningful units that slip past that limit, the psychology behind phone numbers, scannable pages, multi-step forms, and grouped navigation.
The Call to Action hasn’t changed in a decade, but the bar has. A fresh look at prominence, copy, mobile tap targets, and accessibility, with lessons from three major design systems.
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