Evaluating the consistency of immediate aesthetic perceptions of web pages

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1071-1083

  Tractinsky, Noam ^a   Cokhavi, Avivit ^a   Kirschenbaum, Moti ^a   Sharfi, Tal ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aesthetic perceptions; Attractiveness; Classical aesthetics; Expressive aesthetics; First impression; Response latency; Response time; Web page design

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); WORLD WIDE WEB;

AESTHETIC PERCEPTIONS; CLASSICAL AESTHETICS; EXPRESSIVE AESTHETICS; RESPONSE LATENCY; WEB-PAGE DESIGN;

WEBSITES;

EID: 33748748880     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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