TY - CHAP
T1 - Considering the aesthetics of ubiquitous displays
AU - Tractinsky, Noam
AU - Eytam, Eleanor
PY - 2012/9/10
Y1 - 2012/9/10
N2 - We call attention to the important role that aesthetics, or visual beauty, can and should play in the deployment of ubiquitous displays. Following a short survey of the emergence of visual aesthetics in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI), we suggest that the importance of aesthetics stem from three main perspectives. The design perspective suggests that beauty is a cornerstone of any design discipline and that it is often positively related to other practices of good HCI design, such as usability. From a psychological perspective we argue that aesthetics induces pleasure and satisfies human needs; and that it is influential in how people form first impressions and subsequent attitudes. Finally, we argue that aesthetics has an important practical role as a differentiating factor between interactive products. Even more importantly, it is already woven into the socio-technical web of our time. We discuss the implications of this position for the design of ubiquitous displays.
AB - We call attention to the important role that aesthetics, or visual beauty, can and should play in the deployment of ubiquitous displays. Following a short survey of the emergence of visual aesthetics in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI), we suggest that the importance of aesthetics stem from three main perspectives. The design perspective suggests that beauty is a cornerstone of any design discipline and that it is often positively related to other practices of good HCI design, such as usability. From a psychological perspective we argue that aesthetics induces pleasure and satisfies human needs; and that it is influential in how people form first impressions and subsequent attitudes. Finally, we argue that aesthetics has an important practical role as a differentiating factor between interactive products. Even more importantly, it is already woven into the socio-technical web of our time. We discuss the implications of this position for the design of ubiquitous displays.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-27663-7_6
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-27663-7_6
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84865783648
SN - 9783642276620
T3 - Cognitive Technologies
SP - 89
EP - 104
BT - Ubiquitous Display Environments
A2 - Kruger, Antonio
A2 - Kuflik, Tsvi
ER -