Towards user–intuitive web interface sign design and evaluation: A semiotic framework

Islam, Muhammad Nazrul; Bouwman, Harry

doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2015.10.003

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“…In other words, they were not associated with the interface and there were no contextual clues to their function or purpose. In the second part of the test, the icons' context was indicated by using still 'screen shots' taken from the virtual tour of the gallery, but the interface was not accessed [34]. This would place an emphasis on understanding the icon in its context and would be a fairer test of the icons' success in communicating its meaning.…”

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“…The administrator then picked up one card at a time from the top of the pile and showed this card to each participant at approximately the same viewing angle and 'reading distance' as it would be in the virtual interface. Each participant was then prompted verbally to attempt a 'free-form' or 'thinking aloud' interpretation of the meaning of each icon [34] as specified in ISO 9186 [26] and following the pattern set by Duarte [36]: The test administrator noted the responses in the appropriate column of the icon recognition booklet verbatim. If a participant was not able to interpret the meaning of the icon within one minute, he or she was encouraged to move on to the next icon card and 'don't know' was recorded.…”

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An Empirical Study of Icon Recognition in a Virtual Gallery Interface

Ashe¹,

Eardley²,

Fletcher³

2018

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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This paper reports on an empirical study (an extension of a pilot study) that analyses the design of icons in a German 3-D virtual art gallery interface. It evaluates the extent to which a sample of typical computer users from a range of ages, educational attainments and employments can interpret the meaning of icons from the virtual interface taken 'out of context' and 'in context'. The study assessed a sample of 21 icons representing the 'action', 'information' and 'navigation' functions of the virtual interface using a new Icon Recognition Testing method (IRT) developed by the researchers from existing usability test methods. The Icon Recognition Rate (IRR) of the icons was calculated and they were classified as 'identifiable', 'mediocre' or 'vague' in a novel and useful classification system. The IRT results show that the IRR of almost a quarter of the icons was below the 'identifiable' standard, which could seriously compromise the usability of a virtual interface. A comparison is made, using textual and thematic analysis, between the participants' understanding of the icons' meaning in and out of context and of the effect of positioning icons in relation to their virtual surroundings and of grouping them in tool bars. From the findings of the study, conclusions are drawn, and recommendations are made for economical icon redesign and replacement. It is suggested in the conclusions that further research is needed into how designers' conceptual models can be better matched to users' mental models in the design of virtual interfaces by bringing user profiles into the study.

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An Empirical Study of Icon Recognition in a Virtual Gallery Interface

Ashe¹,

Eardley²,

Fletcher³

2018

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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“…Así que a pesar de la extensa literatura sobre usabilidad en general existe sin embargo todavía una importante laguna en lo relativo a entender con precisión y de manera específica la usabilidad web y su impacto en relación con otros aspectos del marketing (Islam y Bouwman, 2016). Símbolos como enlaces de navegación, pequeñas imágenes, botones o similares pueden ser analizados desde perspectivas tecnológicas, semióticas y otras más, para su posterior aplicación a la toma de decisiones en la empresa.…”

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Estudio de la usabilidad web en marcas de moda españolas mediante la herramienta de análisis heurístico Sirius

Rodríguez

Haro

Somalo

2017

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“…He further stated that the set of ontologies can be different depending on different websites. In response to this research opportunity, Islam [13] and Islam and Bouwman [30] proposed a total of twelve ontologies for web interface signs, and a set of principles of ontology mapping in interpreting the meaning of web interface signs. The set of ontologies identified by Islam [13] and Islam and Bouwman [30] is briefly presented in Table 2.…”

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“…This study adopts the ontologies presented by Islam [13] and Islam and Bouwman [30] for ontology mapping. In principle, this research carries out an experiment to show the effect of ontology mapping on understanding the meaning of web interface signs.…”

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Ontology mapping and semantics of web interface signs

Islam

2016

Hum. Cent. Comput. Inf. Sci.

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Although, intuitive interface signs are crucial elements of a good user interface (UI), prior research ignored these in UI design and usability evaluation process. This paper argues that ontology (the set of concepts and skills for understanding the referential meaning of an interface sign) mapping is critical for intuitive sign design. An experiment with fourteen participants and twelve signs (total 168 cases) has been carried out. The data has been analysed using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The findings suggest that ontology mapping is important for understanding the semantics of interface signs. The paper concludes with design implications and future research plan.

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Towards user–intuitive web interface sign design and evaluation: A semiotic framework

Cited by 52 publications

References 29 publications

An Empirical Study of Icon Recognition in a Virtual Gallery Interface

An Empirical Study of Icon Recognition in a Virtual Gallery Interface

Estudio de la usabilidad web en marcas de moda españolas mediante la herramienta de análisis heurístico Sirius

Ontology mapping and semantics of web interface signs

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