Aesthetics, visual appeal, usability and user satisfaction: What do the user's eyes tell the user's brain?

Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-14

  Lindgaard, Gitte ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Emotion; First impression; Mere exposure effect; User satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247899173     PISSN: 14490706     EISSN: 14490706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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