A quick explanation of interface design. Briefly touches on Hick's, Fitts, Applied Semiotics, & Direct Manipulation. Created for a PhD project. Ask for my notes if you're interested.Otherwise, the references are all at the end.

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2. More Than Pretty Pictures
Tool
Communication
Interaction
Aesthetics
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3. In the Beginning…
Lack of compiled historical documentation
Everything we use has an interface
(Jørgensen, 2008)
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4. History in Computing
1950s – Interface as hardware
1960s – Interface as software
1970s – Interface as terminal
1980s – Interface as dialogue
1990s – Interface as work setting
2000s – Interface as interconnected
2010s – Interface as mobile
(Grudin, 1990)
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5. By Any Other Name
User Interface Design
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
User Experience Design (UXD)
User Centered Design (UCD)
Window, Icon, Menu, Pointing Device (WIMP)
(Marcus, 1990; Rietz, 2010)
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6. Related Areas
Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
Information Architecture (IA)
Information Design
Interaction Design (IXD)
Usability and Accessibility
Heuristics
(Marcus, 2005)
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7. Related Disciplines
Human Computer Interaction (HCI or CHI)
Cognitive Psychology / Behavioral Science
Human Factors / Ergonomics
Design Anthropology
Computer Science
Information Technology
Graphic Design
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8. Web of Science
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9. Laws, Models, Theories
Fitts’
Hick’s
Applied Semiotics
Direct Manipulation
(Fitts, 1954; Hick, 1952; Kaber, Riley, & Tan, 2002, Rietz, 2010 )
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10. Fitts
Time (in msec) = a + b log2 (D/S+1)
(Raskin, 2000; Dix, Finlay, Abowd, & Beale, 2004)
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11. Time (in msec) = a + b log2 (n+1)
Hicks
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Example 1 Example 2
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(Raskin, 2000)

12. Applied Semiotics
What do these icons mean?
Why do they mean that?
(http://www.iconfinder.com)
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13. Direct Manipulation
How did we get to this slide?
Can we go back?
How do we get to the next?
Why is this important?
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(Kaber, Riley, & Tan, 2002)

14. Current Research
Usability
Accessibility
Semiotics
Cultural / Demographic Studies
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15. Why Research?
Everything has an interface
Most interfaces can be made more:
Usable
Accessible
Save designers time in iterating and testing
Save user headaches in using
(Hollingsed & Novick, 2007)
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16. Potential Research Areas
Information Retrieval
Usability & Accessibility
Digital Divide
Cultural Studies
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17. A Glimpse of the Future?
(The Astonishing Tribe, 2010)
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18. References
Dix, Finlay, Abowd, & Beale. (2004). Human computer-interaction (3rd ed.), [Online
Resources]. Retrieved from http://www.hcibook.com/e3/online/fitts-cybernetic/
Grudin, J. (1990). The computer reaches out: the historical continuity of interface design. In
J. Chew & J. Whiteside (Eds.), Proceeding of the SIGCHI conference on human factors in
computing systems: Empowering people (pp. 261-268).
Jørgensen, A. H. (2008). Taking stock of user interface history. In Proceedings of the 5th
Nordic conference on human-computer interaction: Building bridges (p. 479-482).
doi:10.1145/1463160.1463224
Kaber, D. B., Riley, J. M., & Tan, K. (2002). Improved usability of aviation automation
through direct manipulation and graphical user interface design. International Journal of
Aviation Psychology, 12(2), 153-178. doi:10.1207/S15327108IJAP1202_4
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19. References Continued
Raskin, J. (2000) The humane interface: New directions for designing interactive systems.
Read, MA: Addison Wesley.
Reitz, J. M. (2010). Interface. In Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science.
Retrieved from http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_I.cfm#interface
Reitz, J. M. (2010). Graphical User Interface. In Online Dictionary for Library and
Information Science. Retrieved from http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_G.cfm#graphicaluser
Reitz, J. M. (2010). Semiotics. In Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science.
Retrieved from http://lu.com/odlis/odlis_G.cfm#semiotics
The Astonishing Tribe. (Producer). (2010). The future of screen technology: An open
access video. [Video]. Available from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7_mOdi3O5E
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