DocumentCode :
320594
Title :
A systematic approach to support the idea generation phase of the user interface design process
Author :
Balasubramanian, V. ; Turoff, Murray ; Ullman, David
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Manage., Rutgers Univ., Newark, NJ, USA
Volume :
6
fYear :
1998
fDate :
6-9 Jan 1998
Firstpage :
425
Abstract :
Human-computer interaction researchers have primarily focused on systematic techniques and tools for two phases of the user interface design process: design by prototyping and evaluation. Studies have shown that the advent of a number of rapid prototyping techniques and tools have not significantly reduced the amount of time and costs involved in the design and programming of user interfaces. This is due to the fact that designers do not spend enough time thinking about the design problem; instead, they resort to “aimless” prototyping with a complex set of tools. We introduce the need for a formal planning and idea generation phase in the user interface design process prior to prototyping, to minimize the effects of ad hoc design practices. This is the phase when preliminary requirements for an information system are available and the designer starts thinking and planning about the problem, making mental and written notes about it. This phase is similar to the problem formulation and idea generation phases discussed by researchers in the area of creative problem solving. We also propose a systematic design methodology containing fifteen non-sequential, highly connected, and iterative set of design tasks to structure the creative and opportunistic thought processes of the designer with appropriate guidance. A tool called HyperDesign has also been developed, incorporating hypertext functionality, to facilitate application of this methodology during this early phase of interface design
Keywords :
hypermedia; information systems; planning; software development management; software prototyping; software tools; user interface management systems; user interfaces; HyperDesign; costs; creative problem solving; design by evaluation; design by prototyping; formal planning; human-computer interaction research; hypertext; idea generation phase; information system; problem formulation; programming; rapid prototyping; software tools; time; user interface design process; Computer interfaces; Costs; Ear; Information management; Problem-solving; Process design; Process planning; Programming profession; Prototypes; Read only memory; Technology management; Tellurium; Testing; USA Councils; Usability; User interfaces;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1998., Proceedings of the Thirty-First Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kohala Coast, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8255-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1998.654802
Filename :
654802
Link To Document :
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