반응형 웹 환경에서 디자인 미니멀리즘에 따른 사용자의 인지적 어포던스 평가 분석

In accordance with a recent rise in the design contents field that develops convergence contents based on responsive web and software, users came to be put in multi-platform environment of diverse smart devices. This change in responsive web environment gives new blessed effect to user and presents pleasure of experiencing new media. But a demand for convenience and unity in the use experience was created. Hence, the application of design minimalism is emerging now as an alternative plan for producing responsive web environment. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to understand about design minimalism in convergence IT environment that was combined online, offline and mobile, and to examine about the influence of the expressive characteristics according to it upon the affordance in users" cognitive aspect. To do this, it evaluated and analyzed the usability of influencing user"s cognitive affordance in design minimalism according to a responsive web type through questionnaire survey and in-depth interview by using the responsive web with the reflection of design minimalism and the general web without its reflection as the experimental tool. As a result of the analysis, the users were feeling affordance, functional prediction, convenient usability, and convenience according to visual effect in the cognitive aspect while using responsive web with the application of design minimalism. In conclusion, this study aimed to verify necessity and efficiency on design minimalism with the application of responsive web, which has positive influence upon user"s cognitive affordance in the multi- platform environment of various smart devices, and furthermore to emphasize importance of offering user"s cognitive affordance.