The impact of culture on usability: designing usable products for the international user

Authors:
Carol Lodge
Affiliations:
Human Interactive Technologies, Inc., Jamaica, West Indies
Venue:
UI-HCII'07 Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Usability and internationalization
Year:
2007

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of culture on the usability and design of global applications. Specifically, this paper will serve to address the theoretical implications of Hofstede's cultural dimensions and the impact of these cultural models on designing usable global products. The paper concludes with a discussion regarding best practices for designing international products.