DocumentCode
2374449
Title
Aesthetic measures for screen design
Author
Ngo, David Chek Ling ; Byrne, John G.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Sci., Penang, Malaysia
fYear
1998
fDate
30 Nov-4 Dec 1998
Firstpage
64
Lastpage
71
Abstract
One way to enhance the usability of a computer system is to improve the appearance (beauty) of the user interface. The research reported here concerns making computers easier to learn and use by improving interface aesthetics through the use of aesthetic measures for evaluating screen layouts. We introduce five aesthetic measures: balance, equilibrium, symmetry, sequence, and order and complexity. The results of our informal study of the aesthetic measures demonstrate close relationships between the essence of artists´ insights and the measures
Keywords
software metrics; software performance evaluation; user interfaces; aesthetic measures; artist insights; balance; complexity; computer system usability; equilibrium; screen design; screen layouts; symmetry; user interface aesthetics; user interface design; Computer interfaces; Usability; User interfaces;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer Human Interaction Conference, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 Australasian
Conference_Location
Adelaide, SA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-9206-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OZCHI.1998.732197
Filename
732197
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