What is cognitive load in ux design

Understanding Cognitive Load in UX and How to Minimize it?

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In UX, cognitive load is the mental effort a user applies to process interface information and make decisions. High cognitive load reduces usability and accessibility, while low cognitive load improves ease of use and clarity.

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Sneh Sagar

Co-Founder & CTO, Design Studio UI/UX

Sneh Sagar is the co-founder of Design Studio UI/UX, a UX design agency with clientele spanning across different industries, domains, startups, companies in the growth phase, and large enterprises on a global scale. With nearly 10+ years of experience and 350+ projects in his portfolio, he has built digital products for healthcare, SaaS, among other industries (most of them at a stage where the product no longer aligned with the business perspective). His impressive portfolio is the intersection of research, system thinking, and interface design to help teams by creating products with high usability and scalability.

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