Interaction, usability and aesthetics: what influences users' preferences?

  • Authors:
  • Antonella De Angeli;Alistair Sutcliffe;Jan Hartmann

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

  • Venue:
  • DIS '06 Proceedings of the 6th conference on Designing Interactive systems
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

In this paper we describe an evaluation of two websites with the same content but different interface styles (traditional menu-based and interactive metaphors). A formative usability evaluation was carried out with heuristic assessment of aesthetics, and questionnaire assessment of aesthetics, content, information quality, usability and post-test memory. The study revealed that perception of information quality is affected by the interaction style implemented in the interface, in a manner resembling the halo effect in person perception. Implications for website design and evaluation are discussed.