1800s
1830s
1880s
1890s
- 1896Pareto Principle
1900s
1900s
1910s
1920s
- 1927Zeigarnik Effect
- 1929Chesterton’s Fence
1930s
1950s
- 1952Hick’s Law
- 1954Fitts’s Law
- 1956Gutenberg Principle
- 1956Miller’s Law
1960s
- 1967Conway’s Law
1970s
- 1970Uncanny Valley
- 1975Gall’s Law
- 1975Goodhart’s Law
- 1976Dieter Rams’ 10 Principles
- 1979Hofstadter’s Law
1980s
- 1980Postel’s Law
- 1981Grid and Hierarchy
- 1981Power Law of Practice
- 1981Universal Icons
- 1982Doherty Threshold
- 1983Data Visualization
- 1983Progressive Disclosure
- 1984Tesler’s Law
- 1986Shneiderman’s Eight Golden Rules
- 1988Cognitive Load Theory
- 1988Norman’s Principles
- 1989Curse of Knowledge
1990s
- 1993Peak-End Rule
- 1994Nielsen’s 10 Heuristics
- 1995Aesthetic-Usability Effect
- 1996Automation Bias
- 1997Steering Law
- 1998Navigation Patterns
- 1999WCAG and POUR
2000s
2000s
- 2000Jakob’s Law
- 2003Tognazzini’s First Principles
- 2004Paradox of Choice
- 2006Contour Bias
- 2006Eye Scanning Patterns
- 2009Fogg Behavior Model
2010s
- 2011IKEA Effect
- 2014Hook Model