How will the use of graphics affect visual aesthetics? A user-centered approach for web page design
| Autor: | Chung-Hsing Yeh, Chun-Chun Wei, Yang-Cheng Lin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Web standards
Web analytics medicine.medical_specialty Web development Computer science Human Factors and Ergonomics computer.software_genre Education Web design program World Wide Web Human–computer interaction Web design Web page medicine Mashup Web navigation business.industry General Engineering Human-Computer Interaction Hardware and Architecture Web mapping Web service business computer Web modeling Software |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 71:217-227 |
| ISSN: | 1071-5819 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2012.10.013 |
| Popis: | This paper addresses new and significant research issues in web page design in relation to the use of graphics. The original findings include that (a) graphics play an important role in enhancing the appearance and thus users' feelings (aesthetics) about web pages and that (b) the effective use of graphics is crucial in designing web pages. In addition, we have developed a web page design support database based on a user-centered experimental procedure and a neural network model. This design support database can be used to examine how a specific combination of design elements, particularly the ratio of graphics to text, will affect the users' feelings about a web page. As a general rule, the ratio of graphics to text between 3:1 and 1:1 will give the users the best feelings of ease-to-use and clear-to-follow. A web page with a ratio of 1:1 will have the most realistic look, while a ratio of over 3:1 will have the fanciest appearance. The result provides useful insights in using graphics on web pages that help web designers best meet users' specific expectations and aesthetic consistency. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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