Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Instrumental interaction: an interaction model for designing post-WIMP user interfaces
Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Characterizing tool use in an interactive drawing environment
Proceedings of the 2nd international symposium on Smart graphics
Keepin' it real: pushing the desktop metaphor with physics, piles and the pen
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The reification of metaphor as a design tool
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
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This paper proposes applying principles of human causal reasoning to graphical interface design to make interfaces more intuitive. In particular, we present a design guideline for making graphical interfaces consistent with causal temporal order and demonstrate its effectiveness in an experiment where participants solve a puzzle with a novel interface. We also present preliminary results of its application to a text formatting task and propose several other causal principles that are directly applicable to interface design.