Among HCI researchers and UX practitioners, it's well-understood [1] [2] that consistency and standardization in interfaces often improves user experience by he

Among HCI researchers and UX practitioners, it's well-understood [1] [2] that consistency and standardization in interfaces often improves user experience by helping users lean on pre-existing mental models. (That said, the question of when to lean on existing convention vs. establish a new one is a difficult one.) [1] https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ten-usability-heuristics/ https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ten-usability-heuristics/ [2] https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/principle-of-consistency-and-standards-in-user-interface-design https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/princi...