In this paper, we report a study that examines the relationship between image-based
computational analyses of web pages and users' aesthetic judgments about the same image …

This article reports two experiments and the corresponding modeling research on the effects
of symmetry and the number of compositional elements on Chinese users' aesthetic ratings …

This article describes computational models based on principles of visual weights to
compute the symmetry and balance of text-overlaid images. Two experiments were …

Current Web mining explores useful and valuable information (content) online for users.
However, there is scant research on the overall visual aspect of Web pages, even though …

Users make lasting judgments about a website's appeal within a split second of seeing it for
the first time. This first impression is influential enough to later affect their opinions of a site's …

As part of the ongoing debate about the role of aesthetic design of interfaces, this paper
presents an aesthetic evaluation tool which quantifies the layout characteristics of a web …

This paper addresses new and significant research issues in web page design in relation to
the use of graphics. The original findings include that (a) graphics play an important role in …

Visual aesthetics has been shown to critically affect a variety of constructs such as perceived
usability, satisfaction, and pleasure. Given the importance of visual aesthetics in human …

An important aspect of the empirical study of user experience is the process by which users
form aesthetic and other judgements of interactive products. The current study extends …

The present study examines how objective design factors of a website are linked to different
facets of subjective aesthetic perception. Five online experiments based upon the …