Interface Design - DMS 446/DMS 546
DMS 546 - Interface Design Possible topics for graduate student presentations
"banner blindness"
Flash usability and accessibility
Interface design for young vs. old users.
I was thinking about possibly tying this in with library websites. I know some libraries (such as the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library) have made parts of their site specific to younger users and design with specific criteria in mind (color, layout, navigation, etc). This might be interesting to explore. Just now having quickly browsed through some of the library literature I've found quite a few articles relating to interface design for children.
Designing interfaces for libraries (the "Social empowerment and exclusion: A case study on
digital libraries" article would probably be useful for this).
Security and anonymity's impact on interface:
There is always a balance that has to be reached between user
convenience and security. (captia, secure passwords to avoid
dictionary attacks, rotation of passwords.)
With new technologies such as secureid and keychain, can we make security less painful and more transparent?
Tab Trees:
Although simple, tabs are the most important browser innovation in a long time. How can we improve them? Explore the possibilities of a tab tree, each branch representing a different browsing path. Requirements of such an interface (eg. must not take up much more screen real-estate than the current tab bar.)
Search Engine Interfaces:
Ask is encroaching on google's search empire with a better search algorithm and some interesting interface ideas. Compare and contrast the interfaces, what works, what could be improved and how?
Interfaces for kids vs adults. Generally interfaces are dumbed down for kids apps even though they can pick up new ideas far quicker than adults. Kids do not rely on preconceived schemas as much as adults allowing for more innovation. What rules are there for designing for those groups.
Web Accessibility Issues: What are federal and state guidelines? How can you design for accessibility? What tools do you need? - text readers? Etc?
Search Engine Optimization: machine readable vs human readable, black hat/white hat, what tools exist for evaluating search engine ranking?
Journal Articles (read, summarize, respond, present to class):
Journals accessible via UB Library Website - from library home page, click on "Electronic Journals"
"Approaching and Leave-Taking: Negotiating Contact in Computer-Mediated Communication"
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Volume 14 , Issue 1 (May 2007)
"Design parameters of rating scales for web sites"
...issues in designing online forms for collecting preference measures from website users
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Volume 14 , Issue 1 (May 2007)
"Analysis of navigability of Web applications for improving blind usability"
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Volume 14 , Issue 3 (Sept 2007)
"Untangling the usability of fisheye menus"
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Volume 14 , Issue 2 (Aug 2007)
"The reification of metaphor as a design tool"
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Volume 13 , Issue 4 (Dec 2006)
"Shared family calendars: Promoting symmetry and accessibility"
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Volume 13 , Issue 3 (Sept 2006)
"Zooming versus multiple window interfaces: Cognitive costs of visual comparisons"
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Volume 13 , Issue 2 (June 2006)
"Economic and subjective measures of the perceived value of aesthetics and usability"
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Volume 13 , Issue 2 (June 2006)
"Can you see me now?" (pervasive gaming)
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Volume 13 , Issue 1 (March 2006)
"Fitts' law and expanding targets: Experimental studies and designs for user interfaces"
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Volume 12 , Issue 4 (Dec 2005)
"High-cost banner blindness: Ads increase perceived workload, hinder visual search, and are forgotten"
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Volume 12 , Issue 4 (Dec 2005)
"Social empowerment and exclusion: A case study on digital libraries"
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Volume 12 , Issue 2 (June 2005)
"Making by making strange: Defamiliarization and the design of domestic technologies"
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Volume 12 , Issue 2 (June 2005)