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Never mind the theory, feel the data: Observations on the design of hypertext-based user interfaces

Dillon, Andrew and McKnight, Cliff (1995) Never mind the theory, feel the data: Observations on the design of hypertext-based user interfaces, in Schuler, Wolfgang and Hannemann, Jorg M. and Streitz, Norbert, Eds. Designing user interfaces for hypermedia, pages pp. 117-125. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

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This item is not the definitive copy. Please use the following citation when referencing this material: Dillon, A. and McKnight, C. (1995) Never mind the theory, feel the data: Observations on the design of Hypertext-based User Interfaces, In W. Schuler, J. Hannemann and N. Streitz (eds.) Designing User Interfaces for Hypermedia, Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 117-125. Introduction: In the present paper we will seek to place the design of hypermedia-based user interfaces in the appropriate context of user-centred system design. In so doing we will outline what we believe to be the major methodological issues. As this will indicate, we view hypermedia design as essentially no different from any other kind interface design in terms of process and problem. Hence the methodological issues for hypermedia interfaces need to be seen as design problems rather than cognitive scientific ones. In this vein, we argue for a data-driven approach to design that seeks theoretical insight at the methodological and process level of design rather than the user level.

EPrint Type:Book Chapter
Keywords:User-centred design; human factors
Subjects:Digital Libraries
Cognitive Science
Scholarly Communication
Psychology
Human Computer Interaction
Hypertext and Hypermedia
ID Code:1284
Deposited On:02 August 2006
Alternative Locations:http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~adillon/BookChapters/darmstadt-final.htm
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