Die Absicht, ein Lehrbuch zur Software-Ergonomie zu schreiben, hat sich im
Zusammenhang mit der Entwicklung eines Curriculums zur Software-Ergonomie und …

Iconic interfacing is now widespread. Increasing aspects of the system functionality—
including objects, options, operations, states and messages—are being represented at the …

Icons are a very important component of graphical user interfaces. However, icon design is
still predominantly artistic in nature and as a result icon selection is generally based on …

A search-and-select paradigm was adopted to investigate which visual characteristics of
icons are relevant for menu selection. Two icon sets (abstract icons, representational icons) …

Abstract. A number of indications which bear upon the utility of graphical representations of
data are presented. The indications are based upon the apparent cognitive demands of …

A unified abstract model of the human-computer interface is presented. Examples from the
existing literature that support various aspects of the model are offered. Some other models …

This review will examine three separate but closely related issues concerning technical
information. We will start by examining whether technical materials are substantively …

The multifunctional cursor (MC) is a technique for representing multiple operations in direct
manipulation user interfaces. Icons for each of several simultaneously-available operations …

Reducing search time for computer menu displays and other visual display unit (VDU) work
has considerable value for potential financial savings. One area which vision scientists can …

The paper describes an experiment to test whether icons improve performance with
computer menus because of (a) the additional information they provide, or (b) inherent …