The second step to creating intuitive and user-friendly designs is to follow design principles. These guidelines and rules help you make consistent, coherent, and clear design decisions. Simplicity is key; limit unnecessary elements, features, or information to avoid distracting or confusing your users. Clarity should be achieved by using simple and familiar language, labels, icons, and feedback that are easy to understand and recognize. Affordance should be enabled through visual cues and indicators that show users what actions they can perform and the outcomes they can expect. Consistency should be maintained by using the same styles, patterns, and conventions throughout the product and across platforms, devices, and contexts. Feedback should be plentiful; use sounds, colors, animations, and messages to inform users of the status, progress, and results of their actions.