The Need for New Application Specific Interface Elements

Jan Gulliksen, Bengt Sandblad, Mats Johnson, Mats Lind, Else Nygren

The Need for New Application Specific Interface Elements. Jan Gulliksen, Bengt Sandblad, Mats Johnson, Mats Lind, Else Nygren. In G. Salvendy & M.J. Smith (eds.) Human-Computer Interaction, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International '93, Orlando, Florida, USA, 8-13 August, 1993, pp. 15-20, Elsevier.

Abstract

The design of user interfaces for skilled workers in professional work settings should be based on style guides that certify efficiency. Most of today's style guides and design guidelines overemphasise general aspects or aspects relevant to novices. To increase efficiency both of the design process and of the resulting interface, more domain specific interface elements should be used. This paper explains the basic ideas of such domain specific style guides and gives some examples from the health care domain.

Keywords
Domain Specific Style Guide; Workspace Metaphor; Interface Elements; Working Life

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Jan Gulliksen, Systems and Control Group, Department of Technology, Uppsala University, PO Box 27, S-751 03 Uppsala, Sweden,