Menu Design for Computers and Cell Phones: Review and Reappraisal

Abstract

Menu systems have been key components in modern graphical user interfaces, and there has been a lot of research about menu design. Menu design features play a significant role from the perspective of customer satisfaction. Therefore, researchers have investigated various features in menu design. 3D menus have been investigated because these can display more items and provide a natural and intuitive interface. Small screens of the type used on mobile phones are limited in the amount of available space, and thus it might be more beneficial to use 3D menus in cell phones. A review of previous menu design studies for human-computer interaction suggests that menu design guidelines for computers and mobile phones need to be reappraised, especially toward the use of 3D interfaces in cell phones.The main objective of this article is to propose an overall framework for 3D menu interfaces in cell phones. The second objective is to propose guidelines for 2D and 3D menu design in computers and cell phones based on a literature review. Three main factors that might influence the performance of menu retrieval task in cell phones are included in the proposed model: the presentation type, the number of items, and menu type.

Evaluation of Mobile Applications Usability of Logistics in Life Startups

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Designing, Implementing and Testing a Mobile Application to Assist with Pediatric-to-Adult Health Care Transition

“…This will allow the full height of the screen to be maximized so that scrolling will be reduced. The primary, and most commonly used parts of the tool, will be emphasized [15]. Data entry will be done by either tapping a virtual keyboard or by using Swype technology [16].…”

Multipurpose Public Displays: Can Automated Grouping of Applications and Services Enhance User Experience?

“…In addition, the impact of application grouping on user's experience with a multipurpose display is rather unexplored compared to the rich available literature for the web (Chen & Macredie, 2002;Otter & Johnson, 2000;Patsula, Detenber, & Theng, 2010;Sinha & Boutelle, 2004), desktop computing (Jacko, Salvendy, & Koubek, 1995;Kim et al, 2011;D. P. Miller, 1981;Smelcer & Walker, 1993) and mobile phones (Chae & Kim, 2004;Geven, Sefelin, & Tscheligi, 2006;Kim et al, 2011;Ling, Hwang, & Salvendy, 2007).…”

“…We attribute this to the initial popularity of bespoke public displays, where application grouping was simply not a concern. However, we cannot assume that information structures that work on desktops will be equally effective in other interaction contexts (Kim, Jacko, & Salvendy, 2011), such as multipurpose public displays. Currently, the impact of application grouping on findability (Morville, 2005) remains unknown in the context of multipurpose public display interaction, and at best only assumptions can inform design.…”