Articulation of web site design constraints: Effects of the task and designers' expertise

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2455-2472

  Chevalier, Aline ^a   Bonnardel, Nathalie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^b University of Provence Aix Marseille University   (France)

Author keywords

Constraints; Designers; Expertise; Web sites

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; CONSTRAINT THEORY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; USABILITY ENGINEERING;

DESIGN CONSTRAINTS; EXPERTISE; USABILITY ERRORS; WEB SITES DESIGNERS;

WEBSITES;

EID: 33947599937     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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