Message design guidelines for screen-based programs

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 245-256

  Rimar, Gary ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colour; Comprehension; Design; Graphics; GUI; Interface; Screen; Text

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030503174     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.1996.tb00055.x     Document Type: Article

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