The use of guidelines in interface design
CHI '91 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Assessing the usability of a user interface standard
CHI '91 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Developing user interfaces: ensuring usability through product & process
Developing user interfaces: ensuring usability through product & process
Cognitive walkthroughs: a method for theory-based evaluation of user interfaces
International Journal of Man-Machine Studies
Human-computer interaction
The cognitive ergonomics of knowledge-based design support systems
Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human factors in computing systems
Diversified parallel design: contrasting design approaches
CHI '94 Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Case-based design browser to support software reuse: theoretical structure and empirical evaluation
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Creating creativity: user interfaces for supporting innovation
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI) - Special issue on human-computer interaction in the new millennium, Part 1
Sitemaps, storyboards, and specifications: a sketch of Web site design practice
DIS '00 Proceedings of the 3rd conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, and techniques
The state of the art in automating usability evaluation of user interfaces
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
Making Use: Scenario-Based Design of Human-Computer Interactions
Making Use: Scenario-Based Design of Human-Computer Interactions
Usability Engineering
User Centered System Design; New Perspectives on Human-Computer Interaction
User Centered System Design; New Perspectives on Human-Computer Interaction
The Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction
The Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction
Building a Better Critic-Recent Empirical Results
IEEE Expert: Intelligent Systems and Their Applications
Case-Based Reasoning in Design
IEEE Expert: Intelligent Systems and Their Applications
Design, Analogy, and Creativity
IEEE Expert: Intelligent Systems and Their Applications
Support for Iterative User Interface Prototyping: The Sherlock Guideline Management System
Proceedings of the IFIP TC2/TC13 WG2.7/WG13.4 Seventh Working Conference on Engineering for Human-Computer Interaction
An Organizational Learning Method for Applying Usability Guidelines and Patterns
EHCI '01 Proceedings of the 8th IFIP International Conference on Engineering for Human-Computer Interaction
The use of guidelines in menu interface design: Evaluation of a draft standard
INTERACT '90 Proceedings of the IFIP TC13 Third Interational Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Web site designs: influences of designer's expertise and design constraints
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
An empirical study of the effects of interactivity on web user attitude
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
An empirical foundation for automated web interface evaluation
An empirical foundation for automated web interface evaluation
Bringing virtual reality for commercial Web sites
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Assessing dimensions of perceived visual aesthetics of web sites
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies - Incorporating knowledge acquisition
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Comparing usability problems and redesign proposals as input to practical systems development
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Supporting the cognitive process of user interface design with reusable design cases
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Using the MetroWeb Tool to Improve Usability Quality of Web Sites
LA-WEB '05 Proceedings of the Third Latin American Web Congress
The influence of font type and line length on visual search and information retrieval in web pages
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
A method and advisor tool for multimedia user interface design
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Current practice in measuring usability: Challenges to usability studies and research
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Articulation of web site design constraints: Effects of the task and designers' expertise
Computers in Human Behavior
Designing the design process: exploiting opportunistic thoughts
Human-Computer Interaction
Encountering others: reciprocal openings in participatory design and user-centered design
Human-Computer Interaction
Introduction to this special section on beauty, goodness, and usability
Human-Computer Interaction
R&D/technology management: a framework for putting technologyto work
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews
Searching for information on the web: role of aging and ergonomic quality of website
HCI'07 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Human-computer interaction: interaction design and usability
Sustainable management of usability information
Proceedings of the 3rd ACM SIGCHI symposium on Engineering interactive computing systems
User interface design guidelines arrangement in a recommender system with frame ontology
DASFAA'12 Proceedings of the 17th international conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications
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Over the last few decades, several usability knowledge-based systems have been developed to provide user interface designers with usability knowledge (e.g. heuristics, usability guidelines, standards). Such systems are intended to assist designers during the design process, and to improve the usability of the user interface being designed. However, the assumption that such systems actually improve the usability of the resulting user interface remains to be demonstrated: virtually no systems have been empirically tested by designers who create products. In order to confirm this assumption, we conducted an experimental study in which professional web designers had to create webpages, either using a knowledge-based system - MetroWeb - or without it. This study was intended to determine the influence of MetroWeb on the professional web designers' cognitive activity, and to find out whether MetroWeb actually assists them to develop a user-centred design. The results show that the web designers did not very often use MetroWeb while designing webpages; however, rather surprisingly, the designers who did use MetroWeb more often exhibited a user-centred activity than those working without MetroWeb. We conclude this paper by discussing these findings, and suggesting future possible ways of research intended to assist designers to adopt a user-centred approach to their activity.