Information architecture
How screens, objects, and actions are grouped so users can find what they need.
audit the IA and propose clearer grouping of screens, objects, and actions.
Exact Terms / Packs / Product UX
Product UX vocabularyUX friction terms for describing confusing flows and weak onboarding.
Use these terms when a product feels confusing but you need sharper language than "make it better." They let an AI design partner critique the structure, not just the styling.
User mental model
The way users expect the product to work based on their own understanding.
map the user's mental model against the product's current object model.
Activation moment
The first point where a new user receives clear value.
identify the activation moment and reduce steps to first value.
Progressive disclosure
Showing complexity only when it becomes relevant.
use progressive disclosure so advanced choices appear only when ready.
Affordance
The visual cue that tells a user what action is possible.
make primary actions visually obvious without explanatory text.
Empty state
The first-run or blank-state moment that should guide the next action.
design empty states that show the next meaningful action.