Work Spaces and Documents in User Interface Design
Bengt Sandblad, Jan Gulliksen, Magnus Lif
Report no. 66, CMD, Uppsala University, 1996.
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to identify the differences between two
approaches to the basic structuring of user interfaces to computerised
information systems for skilled professionals in working life. Often the
design of a system is based on a detailed analysis of the total number of
work processes involved. A basic design problem is how to show all
available functions of the system to the users, and how to support them
with efficient facilities for navigation in the system. The discussion is
based on an analysis where the tasks relevant to each individual in the
organisation are identified. A basic design goal will now be to specify an
efficient interface for each group of individuals. The proposed design has
been inspired by the "rooms" design metaphor developed by e.g. Card &
Henderson. By separating different room structures for groups of
individuals, and basing the detailed design on domain knowledge, user
tailored and efficient interface structures can be constructed.
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