Application of an aesthetic evaluation model to data entry screens

Abstract A screen often has to present information clearly and also act as the locus for interacting with the system. This is a complex area, involving some psychological understanding, as well as aspects of graphical design. Although knowledge of the users' tasks and abilities is the key to designing effective screen displays, an objective, automatable metric of screen design is an essential aid. In this paper, we describe a new model for quantitatively assessing screen formats. The results of applying the model to data entry screens support the use of the model. We also describe a critiquing mechanism embedded in a user interface design environment as a demonstration of our approach.

[1]  Thomas S. Tullis.  PREDICTING THE USABILITY OF ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAYS , 1984 .

[2]  Wilbert O. Galitz,et al.  The Essential Guide to User Interface Design: An Introduction to GUI Design Principles and Techniques , 1996 .

[3]  大野 義夫,et al.  Computer Graphics : Principles and Practice, 2nd edition, J.D. Foley, A.van Dam, S.K. Feiner, J.F. Hughes, Addison-Wesley, 1990 , 1991 .

[4]  T. Landauer,et al.  Handbook of Human-Computer Interaction , 1997 .

[5]  David Chek Ling Ngo,et al.  Formalising guidelines for the design of screen layouts , 2000 .

[6]  M. Carter.  Computer graphics: Principles and practice , 1997 .

[7]  Andrew Dillon,et al.  Reading from paper versus screens: a critical review of the empirical literature , 1992 .

[8]  Tony Fernandes,et al.  Global interface design: a guide to designing international user interfaces , 1995 .

[9]  Aaron Marcus,et al.  Graphic design for electronic documents and user interfaces , 1992, ACM Press tutorial series.

[10]  Kevin Mullet,et al.  Designing Visual Interfaces: Communication Oriented Techniques , 1994 .

[11]  Ben Shneiderman,et al.  Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction , 1998 .

[12]  Andrew Dillon.  Reading from paper versus screens , 1992 .

[13]  Neil A. Weiss,et al.  Introductory Statistics , 1982 .

[14]  John J. Bertin,et al.  The semiology of graphics , 1983 .

[15]  Noam Tractinsky,et al.  Aesthetics and apparent usability: empirically assessing cultural and methodological issues , 1997, CHI.