Info-lotus: a peripheral visualization for email notification

  • Authors:
  • Leizhong Zhang;Nan Tu;Dave Vronay

  • Affiliations:
  • Microsoft Research Asia, Beijing, P. R. China;Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. China;Microsoft Research Asia, Beijing, P. R. China

  • Venue:
  • CHI '05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

We designed a peripheral notification visualization called "Info-Lotus". The Info-Lotus is an aesthetically pleasing visualization that offers users a "glance-able" overview of incoming emails of interest in a non-disruptive manner. The goal is to strike a balance among three critical parameters: interruption, reaction, and comprehension. We first present the design of the Info-Lotus. We then discuss the usability study that compares the "toast" notification in Microsoft Office Outlook with the Info-Lotus. Finally, we present a redesign for an improved Info-Lotus, based on the feedbacks of the user study.