Mastery, Mystery, and Misery

Jakob Nielsen defines three different approaches to web design in Mastery, Mystery, and Misery: The Ideologies of Web Design. Mastery is about empowering users, Mystery obfuscates choices, and the goal of Misery is to oppress users.

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