Users' perceptions of usability and aesthetics as criteria of pre- and post-use preferences

European Journal of Industrial Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-117

  Lee, Sangwon ^a   Koubek, Richard J ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer based applications; Perceived aesthetics; Perceived usability; User performance; User preference

Indexed keywords

USER INTERFACES;

COMPUTER-BASED APPLICATIONS; PERCEIVED AESTHETICS; PERCEIVED USABILITY; USER PERFORMANCE; USER PREFERENCE;

USABILITY ENGINEERING;

EID: 84863150751     PISSN: 17515254     EISSN: 17515262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EJIE.2012.044812     Document Type: Review

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