Cignienie
Cignienie is a term used in limited, often speculative discussions to describe a theoretical process intended to reduce cognitive load by shaping the presentation of information across modalities. The term is not established in major dictionaries or scholarly consensus, and its definition varies among sources. In some discussions, cignienie refers to a design principle that aligns visual, textual, and auditory cues so that only essential information is perceived, thereby streamlining interpretation. In others, it functions as a narrative concept denoting the deliberate suppression of nonessential details to maintain pacing and focus.
Origin and usage: The word appears in a small corpus of online essays and thought experiments from
Implications: Proponents suggest cignienie can improve usability and comprehension, particularly in high-load environments such as dashboards,
See also: cognitive load theory, information density, multimodal design, user interface simplification.
References: No widely cited sources exist; the entry summarizes the concept as reported in a small number