Evolution of web site design patterns

ACM Transactions on Information Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 463-497

  Ivory, Melody Y ^a   Megraw, Rodrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Automated usability evaluation; Design guidelines; Empirical studies; Usability; Web site design; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AUTOMATED USABILITY EVALUATION; DESIGN GUIDELINES; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; USABILITY; WEB SITE DESIGN;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; USER INTERFACES; WEB BROWSERS;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 33745195974     PISSN: 10468188     EISSN: 10468188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1095872.1095876     Document Type: Article

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