Design vs. content: A study of adolescent girls' website design preferences

International Journal of Technology and Design Education

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-260

  Agosto, Denise E ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Gender; User centered design; Website evaluation; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DESIGN; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ADOLESCENCE; GENDER; USER-CENTERED DESIGN; WEBSITE EVALUATION;

WEBSITES;

EID: 22044457560     PISSN: 09577572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10798-004-0776-y     Document Type: Article

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