The influence of a knowledge-based system on designers' cognitive activities: A study involving professional web designers

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-62

  Chevalier, A ^a   Fouquereau, N ^a   Vanderdonckt, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Constraints; Knowledge based system; Usability; Web design

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; USER INTERFACES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES; CONSTRAINTS; DESIGN PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; INTERFACE DESIGNERS; KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEM; USABILITY; USER-CENTRED DESIGNS; WEB DESIGN; WEB DESIGNERS; WEB PAGES;

DESIGN;

EID: 60649101824     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01449290701288833     Document Type: Article

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