The elements of computer credibility
Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Designing trust into online experiences
Communications of the ACM
Prominence-interpretation theory: explaining how people assess credibility online
CHI '03 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Assessing dimensions of perceived visual aesthetics of web sites
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies - Incorporating knowledge acquisition
Designing for fun: how can we design user interfaces to be more fun?
interactions - Funology
Aesthetic Computing (Leonardo Books)
Aesthetic Computing (Leonardo Books)
Designing Interfaces
Aesthetics and credibility in web site design
Information Processing and Management: an International Journal
Understanding web credibility: a synthesis of the research literature
Foundations and Trends in Human-Computer Interaction
Age differences in credibility judgment of online health information
Proceedings of the 2nd ACM SIGHIT International Health Informatics Symposium
Eliciting evaluative comments from users in web 2.0 scenarios
Proceedings of the 2012 ACM international conference on Intelligent User Interfaces
Age differences in credibility judgments of online health information
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
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Credibility influences a user's interest in a web site. Once users perceive the credibility of a web site they will be more likely to use it. A combination of factors affects such credibility -- such as the provider, content, aesthetics, accessibility and solution of technical problems. The aesthetics of a web site can affect a user's first impressions of credibility. Experiments have shown that users can judge a web site's credibility in as little as 3.42 seconds merely on the basis of its aesthetic appeal. But what are the aesthetic factors that influence immediate judgment on web credibility? A study was conducted to ascertain these factors; first a framework of factors was suggested to develop a method focusing on the users' actual perceptions in judging credibility based on aesthetics. This was done with 30 subjects viewing 13 pairs of images of recruitment agency web sites. 'Unity' in design with its elements of balance, harmony, contrast and dominance was found to be an effective aesthetic factor resulting in immediate judgments on web credibility. These factors were presented for beginner web designers in online tutorials. This work is a result of MSc project.