14.Visual Design Principles
Read these to prepare for class discussion
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Universal principles of design
The Principle of Five Hat Racks, 100
The Principle of Iconic Representation, 132 -
Another way to consider the principle
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Koshman, S. (2006).
Visualization-based information retrieval on the Web.
Library & Information Science Research, 28(2), 192-207.
Optional readings which may come up in class discussions
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Paul, K., & Krzysztof, L. (November 01, 1998).
Design: principles of typography for user interface design: what's next for the HCI professional?.
Interactions, 5, 6, 11-1. -
Shubin, H., Falck, D. & Johansen, A. (July 01, 1996).
Exploring color in interface design: hypermedia, human augmentation, and the Web.
Interactions, 3, 4, 36-48. -
Lester, P.M. (2006).
Visual Communication: Images with Messages.
Thomson Wadsworth. [P93.5 .L47 2006]
Chapter 9, Graphic design
Chapter 10, Informational graphics
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Wright, P., Wallace, J., & McCarthy, J. (2008).
Aesthetics and experience-centered design.
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human interaction, 15(4), Article 18. -
van Schaik, P., & Ling, J. (2009).
The role of context in perceptions of the aesthetics of Web pages over time.
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 67(1), 79-89.
Useful, but not available online
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Williams, R. (1994).
The Non-Designer's Design Book.
Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press. [Z246 .W64 1994]
Chapters 1-6, Design principles, p13-71 -
Williams, R., & Tollett, J. (2000).
The Non-Designer's Web Book. 2nd ed.
Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press. [Z246 .W64 2004]
Chapter 6, Basic design principles for non-designers, p105-124
Chapter 7, Designing the interface and navigation, p125-144 -
Kahn, P., & Lenk, K. (2001).
Mapping Web Sites.
Crans-Prés-Cèligny, Switzerland: RotoVision. [TK5105.888 .K33 2001 folio] -
Maglio, P. P., & Matlock, T. (1999).
The conceptual structure of information space.
In Munro, A. J., Höök, K., & Benyon, D. (eds.), Social Navigation of Information Space. London: Springer, 155-173. [QA76.9.C66 S625 1999]
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