Effects of training and representational characteristics in icon design

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 741-760

  Goonetilleke, Ravindra S ^a   Shih, Heloisa Martins ^a   On, Hung Kai ^a   Fritsch, Julien ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Design; E commerce; Graphic representation; Icons; Semantics; Semiosis; Training GUI; Usability; Web

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; HTML; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ICON DESIGN; ICONIC INTERFACE; USABILITY;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0035526314     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.2001.0501     Document Type: Article

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