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Real World Conventions

Use real world conventions by making information appear in a natural and logical order.

For example, traffic lights always have green (go) below red (stop). Don't reverse the order, or use different colors to signify "go" and "stop" in your Web site's interface. Ideally, you should also provide a textual cue, for those who are color-blind.

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