Presents several suggestions on how to prevent user interfaces from drawing unwanted attention to themselves. User interfaces can be too visible and, when they are, they can be annoying.
Discusses the attributes of visible navigation and techniques to make navigation visible. Discusses affordance, including how users interpret visual clues. Also describes the attributes of good feedback and compares the different forms of feedback.
Discusses the techniques used by the Web to make features more visible by embedding commands and help in the context where they are needed. The Web also makes navigation more visible by showing the current context and by using home pages, navigation bars, and the Web Browser Navigation Model.
Presents the types of previews and examples of each type. Previews are an excellent way to provide visible feedback.