{"id":6868,"date":"2014-01-26T23:17:28","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T04:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/?p=6868"},"modified":"2020-07-11T13:37:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T17:37:17","slug":"26-365-control-design-principle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2014\/01\/26\/26-365-control-design-principle\/","title":{"rendered":"26 of 365: Control #design principle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6877\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/26-of-365-Control-design-principle1.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6877\" data-attachment-id=\"6877\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2014\/01\/26\/26-365-control-design-principle\/26-of-365-control-design-principle-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/26-of-365-Control-design-principle1.png?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"26 of 365 &amp;#8211; Control design principle by John LeMasney via lemasney.com\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;26 of 365 &amp;#8211; Control design principle by John LeMasney via lemasney.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;26 of 365 &amp;#8211; Control design principle by John LeMasney via lemasney.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/26-of-365-Control-design-principle1.png?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6877\" alt=\"26 of 365 - Control design principle by John LeMasney via lemasney.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/26-of-365-Control-design-principle1.png?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/26-of-365-Control-design-principle1.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/26-of-365-Control-design-principle1.png?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">26 of 365 &#8211; Control design principle by John LeMasney via lemasney.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Good control design in a system allows for the ease of use for new users (beginners) or complex, customizable use by seasoned users (experts). \u00a0A new or inexperienced user of a system will benefit from fewer options, and a simple interface, where an expert user benefits from a customizable, flexible interface that offers more direct access to the functions they use most. 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