From Lin et al.:
-"As a general rule, the ratio of graphics to text between 3:1 and 1:1 will give the users the best feelings of ease-to-use and clear-to-follow." (Lin et al 217)
-"Users usually look at graphics of a web page before reading its text." (Lin et al 218)
Roth et al:
-Place the different components of your page (search box, navigation bar, log in box) in the same places they are typically placed on other sites that provide the same service--for example, if you are building a library website, link to the catalog in the same place that other library websites link to their catalogs. Users approach sites with a preexisting mental model of how a website is laid out and will navigate your site most easily and with the least frustration if it conforms to their expectations. (Roth et al 229)
-The above is more important for smaller components of the site and for those that are not typically represented by a common graphic or symbol. (Roth et al 233)
Searching ScienceDirect was also valuable because I learned about a new feature that I will now seek out on future searches: The combined abstract field, title field, and keyword field "field" search. I also learned that I need to work on my Boolean syntax--as an advanced MLS student I should have been able to work with the Expert Search interface.
Works Cited
Lin, Yang-Chen,
Chung-Hsing Yeh, and Chun-Chun Wei. “How
will the use of graphics affectvisual aesthetics? A user-centered approach for
web page design.” International Journal
of Human-Computer Studies 71:3. (2013): 217-227. ScienceDirect. Web. 19 Feb. 2014.
Roth, Sandra P., Alexandre N. Tuch, Elisa D. Meckler, Javier
A. Bargas-Avila, and Klaus Opwis. “Location matters, especially for non-salient
features–An eye-tracking study on the effects of web object placement on
different types of websites.” International
Journal of Human-Computer Studies 71:3. (2013): 228-235. ScienceDirect. Web. 19 Feb. 2014.
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