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Interaction, usability and aesthetics: what influences users' preferences?

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Antonella De Angeli,

Alistair Sutcliffe,

Jan HartmannAuthors Info & Claims

DIS '06: Proceedings of the 6th conference on Designing Interactive systems

Pages 271 - 280

https://doi.org/10.1145/1142405.1142446

Published: 26 June 2006 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper we describe an evaluation of two websites with the same content but different interface styles (traditional menu-based and interactive metaphors). A formative usability evaluation was carried out with heuristic assessment of aesthetics, and questionnaire assessment of aesthetics, content, information quality, usability and post-test memory. The study revealed that perception of information quality is affected by the interaction style implemented in the interface, in a manner resembling the halo effect in person perception. Implications for website design and evaluation are discussed.

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Interaction, usability and aesthetics: what influences users' preferences?
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DIS '06: Proceedings of the 6th conference on Designing Interactive systems

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DOI:10.1145/1142405

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