William H. Bowers Visual Interface Design
William H. Bowers Topics Visual Software Visual Interface Canonical Vocabulary
William H. Bowers Visual Software GUI ≠ ease of use Humans process visual better than text –Good at pattern matching –Good visual acuity –Words have shapes Visually show what Textually show which
William H. Bowers Visual Interface Use symbols for objects –Representational helps, but not required –Be consistent Restrict the vocabulary Mouse has 3 actions –Click –Drag –Drag and drop
William H. Bowers Canonical Vocabulary Primitives Compounds Idioms
William H. Bowers Questions & Discussion