InfoVis:Wiki - User contributions [en]

Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2009/10 - Gruppe 10 - Aufgabe 4

2010-01-27T22:48:11Z

UE-InfoVis0910 0207433:

== Aufgabenstellung ==
[http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwand/teaching/infovis_ue_ws09/infovis_ue_aufgabe4.html Beschreibung der Aufgabe

4]
=== Zu erstellende Visualisierung ===
-------------------------------
* Stammbaum der Nachkommen von Lisa und Bart Simpson*

...Visualisierung der Nachkommen von Lisa Simpson sowie der Nachkommen von Bart Simpson. Dabei sollen zwei

Stammbäume entstehen - einer von Bart und einer von Lisa - die dann miteinander verglichen werden können. Zuerst

kommen Lisa und Bart, dann deren Kinder, ihre Enkel, etc. (mind 4 Generationen). Da es noch keine Nachkommen

gibt, können diese frei erfunden werden.

Die Visualisierung soll folgende Informationen darstellen:

- Verwandtschaftsverhältnisse (zumindest Eltern-Kinder),

- Unterscheidung zwischen Blutsverwandtschaft und angeheirateten Familienmitgliedern,

- Geburts- und Todestag sowie Lebensdauer von allen Familienmitgliedern,

- wichtige Ereignisse im Leben jedes Familienmitglieds (z.B., Anzeigen, Gefängnisaufenthalte, Schulzeit,

Studienzeit, Nobelpreise, Arbeitslosigkeit etc.)

- Zufriedenheit jedes Familienmitglieds (Skala: sehr niedrig - niedrig - mittel - hoch - sehr hoch); kann sich

im Laufe des Lebens ändern.

Die Visualisierung soll die interaktive Auseinandersetzung mit den Daten ermöglichen.
Verpflichtend:
Möglichkeiten zum besseren Vergleich von einzelnen Abschnitten der Stammbäume bzw. Vergleich von Ausschnitten aus

Lisas und Barts Stammbäumen.
+ mind. 2 weitere Interaktionsmöglichkeiten (z.B., Details on Demand, Filteroptionen)

Allgemein:

- Die Daten sollen zur Analyse von Zusammenhängen zwischen Familienverhältnissen, wichtigen Ereignissen und

Zufriedenheit visualisiert werden (die Anwendungsgebiets- und Zielgruppenanalyse kann kurz gehalten werden).

- Die bisher erlernten Design-Prinzipien sollen umgesetzt werden z.B.: Optimierung der Data-ink ratio (keine

Comics!), visuelle Attribute (Größe, Farbe, Position, etc.) sollen sinnvoll eingesetzt werden (Information

darstellen).

- Die Mockups sollten zumindest 1) die beiden Stammbäume im Überblick und 2) eine detaillierte Vergleichsansicht

von 2 Teil-Stammbäumen wiedergeben.

- Alle nicht angeführten Daten können frei erfunden werden.
------------------------------

== Description of application area, data, target group and tasks ==

=== Application area and data ===

A family tree views the genealogy of a person. It is utilized by an individual for seeking information about

relatives of various generations. According to the application area of the family tree different details of

personal information might be of special interest. For lords the purity of the blood line is the reason to draw a

family tree, for youth of today it is rather hobbies and interests of a person.

The given data set contains a group of people with detailed information about their lives. Every person is

defined by its name, ancestors, descendants and further personal data such as birth date, education, etc. The

data can be classified as follows:
<ul>
<li>Id: discrete</li>
<li>Name: nominal</li>
<li>Dates: ordinal</li>
<li>Gender: binary</li>
<li>Additional information: nominal</li>
</ul>

Visualizing the data properly results in a family tree, which is an ordinate graph showing a hierarchical

structure. Each family member is represented by a node in the tree linking with their ancestors and descendants.

This characteristic implies that the data set has an explicit hierarchy.

=== Target group ===

Family Trees are usually drawn for people who are interested in their roots. One of the first found fields of

application in history was Jesus’ family tree in the changed manner of listing the members of his genealogy.

Christians where able to allocate Jesus to well known families. [genWiki] Nowadays this remains not the only

purpose. A lot of families split, move and form new families. According to the interests of a target group a

visualization method should view different levels of details and kinds of information.

The typical user of the following concept is an adolescent asking herself where she comes from and if her

interests might correlate with any of her ancestors‘. Did someone in her family study the same profession or work

in a similar field? Was someone also arrested or did somebody win a special award? Since genealogy has been of

interest for centuries, there are dozens of kinds of visualizations for family trees existent. Some of their

symbols are in common use, other vary according to their field. Lines in shape of ‘u‘ or a ‘=‘ often symbolize a

marriage, while circles and triangles represent genders.[Stre87] In the described target group a certain level of

detail is of interest, thus another aspect of the data has to be viewable.

=== Aim ===

This visualization is designed not only to seek family members, but to give detailed Information about ancestors.

The user should be able to compare different family members as well as sections of the tree. Additionally

personal data can be retrieved and also put into comparison. User friendly navigation on the timeline supports

the lookup of ancestors. A general overview of the entire family tree gives a general idea of the family

structure, while the zoomed in mode allows to receiving a certain level of detail.
Where do I come from? Does my family have a criminal history? Are there certain trends of profession? Who was

happy in my family? What did they do in their lives? Where are the location based roots of my family?

== Concept ==

<ul>
<li>Types of Visualization <br\>
Three different Views are visualized. The timeline view is a bar chart that shows the live durance for each

person ordered by birth date. As induced by the name the tree view is visualized by a directed graph. Furthermore

there is a frame to show the portrait for the chosen person.
</li>
<li>Visual Mapping<br\>
Timeline: <ul>
<li>Age -> Length of a person’s bar (size) in relation to the other bars;</li>
<li>Contentment -> Color of the bar, the happier the person the lighter the green;</li>
<li>Relatives by blood -> Relatives by blood are marked with a red stroke</li>
<li>Years -> Years are mapped to intervals on the timeline</li>
</ul>
Tree: <ul>
<li>Gender -> A circle with an arrow attached identifies a man, while a cross with a circle on the top identifies

a woman</li>
<li>Marriage -> A ‘]’ indicates that two persons are married</li>
<li>Children -> If there is only one Child a simple line is used to link with the parents, in case of two or

more children this symbol ‘[‘ is used</li>
<li>Relatives by blood -> Relatives by blood are induced by the color of the gender symbolization </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Interaction<br\>
<ul>
<li>Zooming on the Timeline -> With the little square on the top right corner of the view frame (light green) the

user may adjust the timeline to the frame of interest. By zooming in, the level of detail of the visualized years

can be augmented (bars get larger). </li>
<li>Selection: Click on a person’s bar (timeline) or symbol (tree view) -> By clicking on a bar the portrait of

this person will appear in the Frame next to the Graph. </li>
<li>Double click on bar or symbol -> Per double click the main windows changes its views from timeline to tree

view or vice versa. For the clicked person one generation of descendant and according to the zoom factor as much

ancestors as the window provides space for. </li>
<li>Filtering -> Entering a word in the search field will filter the family tree. Only thus containing the given

criteria will remain in the view. Clicking on the filter symbol more than one criterion can be selected</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Mockups<br\>
Timeline view showing comparison with different zoom factors<br\>
[[Image:Timeline G10.jpg]]<br\> 
Tree view comparing the family trees of Bart and Lisa <br\>
[[Image:TreeView G10.jpg]]<br\><br\>
</li>
<li>Usability and Characteristics<br\>
Filtering is as simple as entering a word. The system will filter all data by the criterion. Furthermore the tree

view will be rendered from the ego perspective chosen and show a four generation of the tree. The zooming panel

eases the navigation trough the data, which is especially useful in big data sets. Not everybody might feel

familiar with the handling of two different views to choose from. Since the portrait frame is not the biggest a

scroll bar will appear once the data exceeds the frame size.
</li>
<li>Enhancement<br\>
Integration of Geneological Data Communication (GEDCOM) file format [Chur99]; A function to invite family member

via e-mail;
</li>
</ul>

== Bibliography ==
[genWiki] http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Stammbaum#_note-2, last viewed Jan 7. 2010 <br\>
[Stre87] Bernhard Streck et al, Wörterbuch der Ethnologie, DuMont, Köln 1987, Page 238<br\>
[Aign09] Aigner Wolfgang, Hierachische Techniken, 30.11.2009 
[Aign09] Aigner Wolfgang, Visual Analytics and Interactions, 10.12.1009<br\>
[Chur99] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Gedcom Standard, Draft Release 55.1, Oct. 2

1999<br\>
------------------------------

== Links ==
* [[Teaching:TUW_-_UE_InfoVis_WS_2009/10|InfoVis:Wiki UE Homepage]]

* [http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwand/teaching/infovis_ue_ws09/ UE InfoVis]

*[[Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2009/10 - Gruppe 10|Gruppe 10]]

Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2009/10 - Gruppe 10 - Aufgabe 4

2010-01-27T21:19:06Z

UE-InfoVis0910 0207433:

== Aufgabenstellung ==
[http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwand/teaching/infovis_ue_ws09/infovis_ue_aufgabe4.html Beschreibung der Aufgabe

4]
=== Zu erstellende Visualisierung ===
-------------------------------
* Stammbaum der Nachkommen von Lisa und Bart Simpson*

...Visualisierung der Nachkommen von Lisa Simpson sowie der Nachkommen von Bart Simpson. Dabei sollen zwei

Stammbäume entstehen - einer von Bart und einer von Lisa - die dann miteinander verglichen werden können. Zuerst

kommen Lisa und Bart, dann deren Kinder, ihre Enkel, etc. (mind 4 Generationen). Da es noch keine Nachkommen

gibt, können diese frei erfunden werden.

Die Visualisierung soll folgende Informationen darstellen:

- Verwandtschaftsverhältnisse (zumindest Eltern-Kinder),

- Unterscheidung zwischen Blutsverwandtschaft und angeheirateten Familienmitgliedern,

- Geburts- und Todestag sowie Lebensdauer von allen Familienmitgliedern,

- wichtige Ereignisse im Leben jedes Familienmitglieds (z.B., Anzeigen, Gefängnisaufenthalte, Schulzeit,

Studienzeit, Nobelpreise, Arbeitslosigkeit etc.)

- Zufriedenheit jedes Familienmitglieds (Skala: sehr niedrig - niedrig - mittel - hoch - sehr hoch); kann sich

im Laufe des Lebens ändern.

Die Visualisierung soll die interaktive Auseinandersetzung mit den Daten ermöglichen.
Verpflichtend:
Möglichkeiten zum besseren Vergleich von einzelnen Abschnitten der Stammbäume bzw. Vergleich von Ausschnitten aus

Lisas und Barts Stammbäumen.
+ mind. 2 weitere Interaktionsmöglichkeiten (z.B., Details on Demand, Filteroptionen)

Allgemein:

- Die Daten sollen zur Analyse von Zusammenhängen zwischen Familienverhältnissen, wichtigen Ereignissen und

Zufriedenheit visualisiert werden (die Anwendungsgebiets- und Zielgruppenanalyse kann kurz gehalten werden).

- Die bisher erlernten Design-Prinzipien sollen umgesetzt werden z.B.: Optimierung der Data-ink ratio (keine

Comics!), visuelle Attribute (Größe, Farbe, Position, etc.) sollen sinnvoll eingesetzt werden (Information

darstellen).

- Die Mockups sollten zumindest 1) die beiden Stammbäume im Überblick und 2) eine detaillierte Vergleichsansicht

von 2 Teil-Stammbäumen wiedergeben.

- Alle nicht angeführten Daten können frei erfunden werden.
------------------------------

== Description of application area, data, target group and tasks ==

=== Application area and data ===

A family tree views the genealogy of a person. It is utilized by an individual for seeking information about

relatives of various generations. According to the application area of the family tree different details of

personal information might be of special interest. For lords the purity of the blood line is the reason to draw a

family tree, for youth of today it is rather hobbies and interests of a person.

The given data set contains a group of people with detailed information about their lives. Every person is

defined by its name, ancestors, descendants and further personal data such as birth date, education, etc. The

data can be classified as follows:
<ul>
<li>Id: discrete</li>
<li>Name: nominal</li>
<li>Dates: ordinal</li>
<li>Gender: binary</li>
<li>Additional information: nominal</li>
</ul>

Visualizing the data properly results in a family tree, which is an ordinate graph showing a hierarchical

structure. Each family member is represented by a node in the tree linking with their ancestors and descendants.

This characteristic implies that the data set has an explicit hierarchy.

=== Target group ===

Family Trees are usually drawn for people who are interested in their roots. One of the first found fields of

application in history was Jesus’ family tree in the changed manner of listing the members of his genealogy.

Christians where able to allocate Jesus to well known families. [genWiki] Nowadays this remains not the only

purpose. A lot of families split, move and form new families. According to the interests of a target group a

visualization method should view different levels of details and kinds of information.

The typical user of the following concept is an adolescent asking herself where she comes from and if her

interests might correlate with any of her ancestors‘. Did someone in her family study the same profession or work

in a similar field? Was someone also arrested or did somebody win a special award? Since genealogy has been of

interest for centuries, there are dozens of kinds of visualizations for family trees existent. Some of their

symbols are in common use, other vary according to their field. Lines in shape of ‘u‘ or a ‘=‘ often symbolize a

marriage, while circles and triangles represent genders.[Stre87] In the described target group a certain level of

detail is of interest, thus another aspect of the data has to be viewable.

=== Aim ===

This visualization is designed not only to seek family members, but to give detailed Information about ancestors.

The user should be able to compare different family members as well as sections of the tree. Additionally

personal data can be retrieved and also put into comparison. User friendly navigation on the timeline supports

the lookup of ancestors. A general overview of the entire family tree gives a general idea of the family

structure, while the zoomed in mode allows to receiving a certain level of detail.
Where do I come from? Does my family have a criminal history? Are there certain trends of profession? Who was

happy in my family? What did they do in their lives? Where are the location based roots of my family?

== Concept ==

<ul>
<li>Types of Visualization <br\>
Three different Views are visualized. The timeline view is a bar chart that shows the live durance for each

person ordered by birth date. As induced by the name the tree view is visualized by a directed graph. Furthermore

there is a frame to show the portrait for the chosen person.
</li>
<li>Visual Mapping<br\>
Timeline: <ul>
<li>Age -> Length of a person’s bar (size) in relation to the other bars;</li>
<li>Contentment -> Color of the bar, the happier the person the lighter the green;</li>
<li>Relatives by blood -> Relatives by blood are marked with a bolder stroke</li>
<li>Years -> Years are mapped to intervals on the timeline</li>
</ul>
Tree: <ul>
<li>Gender -> A circle with an arrow attached identifies a man, while a cross with a circle on the top identifies

a woman</li>
<li>Marriage -> A ‘]’ indicates that two persons are married</li>
<li>Children -> If there is only one Child a simple line is used to link with the parents, in case of two or

more children this symbol ‘[‘ is used</li>
<li>Relatives by blood -> Relatives by blood are induced by the color of the gender symbolization </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Interaction<br\>
<ul>
<li>Zooming on the Timeline -> With the little square on the top right corner of the view frame (light green) the

user may adjust the timeline to the frame of interest. By zooming in, the level of detail of the visualized years

can be augmented (bars get larger). </li>
<li>Selection: Click on a person’s bar (timeline) or symbol (tree view) -> By clicking on a bar the portrait of

this person will appear in the Frame next to the Graph. </li>
<li>Double click on bar or symbol -> Per double click the main windows changes its views from timeline to tree

view or vice versa. For the clicked person one generation of descendant and according to the zoom factor as much

ancestors as the window provides space for. </li>
<li>Filtering -> Entering a word in the search field will filter the family tree. Only thus containing the given

criteria will remain in the view. Clicking on the filter symbol more than one criterion can be selected</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Mockups<br\>
Timeline view showing comparison with different zoom factors<br\>
[[Image:Timeline G10.jpg]]<br\> 
Tree view comparing the family trees of Bart and Lisa <br\>
[[Image:TreeView G10.jpg]]<br\><br\>
</li>
<li>Usability and Characteristics<br\>
Filtering is as simple as entering a word. The system will filter all data by the criterion. Furthermore the tree

view will be rendered from the ego perspective chosen and show a four generation of the tree. The zooming panel

eases the navigation trough the data, which is especially useful in big data sets. Not everybody might feel

familiar with the handling of two different views to choose from. Since the portrait frame is not the biggest a

scroll bar will appear once the data exceeds the frame size.
</li>
<li>Enhancement<br\>
Integration of Geneological Data Communication (GEDCOM) file format [Chur99]; A function to invite family member

via e-mail;
</li>
</ul>

== Bibliography ==
[genWiki] http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/Stammbaum#_note-2, last viewed Jan 7. 2010 <br\>
[Stre87] Bernhard Streck et al, Wörterbuch der Ethnologie, DuMont, Köln 1987, Page 238<br\>
[Aign09] Aigner Wolfgang, Hierachische Techniken, 30.11.2009 
[Aign09] Aigner Wolfgang, Visual Analytics and Interactions, 10.12.1009<br\>
[Chur99] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Gedcom Standard, Draft Release 55.1, Oct. 2

1999<br\>
------------------------------

== Links ==
* [[Teaching:TUW_-_UE_InfoVis_WS_2009/10|InfoVis:Wiki UE Homepage]]

* [http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwand/teaching/infovis_ue_ws09/ UE InfoVis]

*[[Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2009/10 - Gruppe 10|Gruppe 10]]

Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2009/10 - Gruppe 10 - Aufgabe 3

2010-01-05T21:48:04Z

UE-InfoVis0910 0207433:

== Aufgabenstellung ==
[http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwand/teaching/infovis_ue_ws09/infovis_ue_aufgabe3.html Beschreibung der Aufgabe 3]
=== Zu verbessernde Grafik ===
------------------------------- 
[[Image:good.jpg]]
 
===Criticism===
<ul>
<li>Detailled information exists only from 2007 so it cannot be grouped according to the purpose of spent money.</li>
<li>The graphic only stresses the rising trend but no exact values within the years.</li>
<li>We can only read two amounts of money and the year numbers. Furthermore the lie factor of this graphic cannot be evaluated, because we don't know the exact amounts of the spent money, so we can't compare them with the "graphical amount" represented through the area of the circles. </li>
<li>We assumed the data density to be okay if you stick with this type of visualization, since a reduction of the area size would make it not readable anymore. If visualized in another way the density could be maximized.</li>
<li>The big red cross in the centre is unnecessary non data ink and therefore visual clutter.</li>
<li>This type of visualization is not well chosen for the given type of data.</li>
<li>Because the circle size grows with the amount of spent money and not the sequence of years, its not acceptable to hide the Information of the year (in the inner red circle $375B), because it cannot be understood from reading the graphic.</li></ul>
 

 
===Verbesserte Graphik:===
 
[[Image:HolidayRetailSales.jpg]]
===Corrections===
<ul><li>
We maximized the data ink-ratio by replacing the old graphic with a graphic that shows the developing of values continuously from 1997 to 2007. We looked up the numerical US-Dollar value per year and visualized them, so that the viewer of the graphic can easily perceive the data values.
<li>We changed the bill on the left side (with the detailed information of trends in 2007) to a table in order to keep the exact values, that would get lost in many other kinds of visualizations(for instance: pie chart). We assumed the exact dollar values per person are important for the single reader. Correction of the Correction: Instead of a table we made a bar chart for the "bill" of the old graphic and kept the exact values through writing them in the legend.
Furthermore we didn't use the first paragraph on the receit since we couldn't find a correlation to the data below.
<li>Obviously we left out unnecessary information like the two red inner circles, and some side-information of the receit to maximize data ink-ratio.
</ul>

Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2009/10 - Gruppe 10 - Aufgabe 3

2010-01-05T21:45:59Z

UE-InfoVis0910 0207433:

== Aufgabenstellung ==
[http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwand/teaching/infovis_ue_ws09/infovis_ue_aufgabe3.html Beschreibung der Aufgabe 3]
=== Zu verbessernde Grafik ===
------------------------------- 
[[Image:good.jpg]]
 
===Criticism===
<ul>
<li>Detailled information exists only from 2007 so it cannot be grouped according to the purpose of spent money.</li>
<li>The graphic only stresses the rising trend but no exact values within the years.</li>
<li>We can only read two amounts of money and the year numbers. Furthermore the lie factor of this graphic cannot be evaluated, because we don't know the exact amounts of the spent money, so we can't compare them with the "graphical amount". </li>
<li>We assumed the data density to be okay if you stick with this type of visualization, since a reduction of the area size would make it not readable anymore. If visualized in another way the density could be maximized.</li>
<li>The big red cross in the centre is unnecessary non data ink and therefore visual clutter.</li>
<li>This type of visualization is not well chosen for the given type of data.</li>
<li>Because the circle size grows with the amount of spent money and not the sequence of years, its not acceptable to hide the Information of the year (in the inner red circle $375B), because it cannot be understood from reading the graphic.</li></ul>
 

 
===Verbesserte Graphik:===
 
[[Image:HolidayRetailSales.jpg]]
===Corrections===
<ul><li>
We maximized the data ink-ratio by replacing the old graphic with a graphic that shows the developing of values continuously from 1997 to 2007. We looked up the numerical US-Dollar value per year and visualized them, so that the viewer of the graphic can easily perceive the data values.
<li>We changed the bill on the left side (with the detailed information of trends in 2007) to a table in order to keep the exact values, that would get lost in many other kinds of visualizations(for instance: pie chart). We assumed the exact dollar values per person are important for the single reader. Correction of the Correction: Instead of a table we made a bar chart for the "bill" of the old graphic and kept the exact values through writing them in the legend.
Furthermore we didn't use the first paragraph on the receit since we couldn't find a correlation to the data below.
<li>Obviously we left out unnecessary information like the two red inner circles, and some side-information of the receit to maximize data ink-ratio.
</ul>

File:HolidayRetailSalesNachabgabe.jpg

2010-01-05T21:33:42Z

UE-InfoVis0910 0207433: New page: == Summary == == Copyright status == == Source ==

== Summary ==

== Copyright status ==

== Source ==

Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2009/10 - Gruppe 10 - Aufgabe 3

2010-01-05T19:56:30Z

UE-InfoVis0910 0207433:

== Aufgabenstellung ==
[http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwand/teaching/infovis_ue_ws09/infovis_ue_aufgabe3.html Beschreibung der Aufgabe 3]
=== Zu verbessernde Grafik ===
------------------------------- 
[[Image:good.jpg]]
 
===Criticism===
<ul>
<li>Detailled information exists only from 2007 so it cannot be grouped according to the purpose of spent money.</li>
<li>The graphic only stresses the rising trend but no exact values within the years.</li>
<li>We can only read two amounts of money and the year numbers. Furthermore the lie factor of this graphic cannot be evaluated, because we don't know the exact amounts of the spent money, so we can't compare them with the "graphical amount". </li>
<li>We assumed the data density to be okay if you stick with this type of visualization, since a reduction of the area size would make it not readable anymore. If visualized in another way the density could be maximized.</li>
<li>The big red cross in the centre is unnecessary non data ink and therefore visual clutter.</li>
<li>This type of visualization is not well chosen for the given type of data.</li>
<li>Because the circle size grows with the amount of spent money and not the sequence of years, its not acceptable to hide the Information of the year (in the inner red circle $375B), because it cannot be understood from reading the graphic.</li></ul>
 

 
===Verbesserte Graphik:===
 
[[Image:HolidayRetailSales.jpg]]
===Corrections===
<ul><li>
We maximized the data ink-ratio by replacing the old graphic with a graphic that shows the developing of values continuously from 1997 to 2007. We looked up the numerical US-Dollar value per year and visualized them, so that the viewer of the graphic can easily perceive the data values.
<li>We changed the bill on the left side (with the detailed information of trends in 2007) to a table in order to keep the exact values, that would get lost in many other kinds of visualizations(for instance: pie chart). We assumed the exact dollar values per person are important for the single reader.
Furthermore we didn't use the first paragraph on the receit since we couldn't find a correlation to the data below.
<li>Obviously we left out unnecessary information like the two red inner circles, and some side-information of the receit to maximize data ink-ratio.
</ul>

Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2009/10 - Gruppe 10 - Aufgabe 3

2010-01-05T19:55:45Z

UE-InfoVis0910 0207433:

== Aufgabenstellung ==
[http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwand/teaching/infovis_ue_ws09/infovis_ue_aufgabe3.html Beschreibung der Aufgabe 3]
=== Zu verbessernde Grafik ===
------------------------------- 
[[Image:good.jpg]]
 
===Criticism===
<ul>
<li>Detailled information exists only from 2007 so it cannot be grouped according to the purpose of spent money.</li>
<li>The graphic only stresses the rising trend but no exact values within the years.</li>
<li>We can only read two amounts of money and the year numbers. Furthermore the lie factor of this graphic cannot be evaluated, because we don't know the exact amounts of the spent money, so we can't compare them with the "graphical amount" </li>
<li>We assumed the data density to be okay if you stick with this type of visualization, since a reduction of the area size would make it not readable anymore. If visualized in another way the density could be maximized.</li>
<li>The big red cross in the centre is unnecessary non data ink and therefore visual clutter.</li>
<li>This type of visualization is not well chosen for the given type of data.</li>
<li>Because the circle size grows with the amount of spent money and not the sequence of years, its not acceptable to hide the Information of the year (in the inner red circle $375B), because it cannot be understood from reading the graphic.</li></ul>
 

 
===Verbesserte Graphik:===
 
[[Image:HolidayRetailSales.jpg]]
===Corrections===
<ul><li>
We maximized the data ink-ratio by replacing the old graphic with a graphic that shows the developing of values continuously from 1997 to 2007. We looked up the numerical US-Dollar value per year and visualized them, so that the viewer of the graphic can easily perceive the data values.
<li>We changed the bill on the left side (with the detailed information of trends in 2007) to a table in order to keep the exact values, that would get lost in many other kinds of visualizations(for instance: pie chart). We assumed the exact dollar values per person are important for the single reader.
Furthermore we didn't use the first paragraph on the receit since we couldn't find a correlation to the data below.
<li>Obviously we left out unnecessary information like the two red inner circles, and some side-information of the receit to maximize data ink-ratio.
</ul>

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==Bewertung==

'''vorläufige Bewertung: 22 Punkte'''

Begründung:
* Criticism und Corrections gehören zu den Grafiken und nicht auf die Diskussion Page. Trotzdem Gute Lösung!
* Ihr schreibt “We changed the bill on the left side to a table in order to keep the exact values, that would get lost in many other kinds of visualizations (for instance: pie chart).”
--> Seltsame Aussage; Pie Charts sind natürlich immer eine schlechte Wahl, aber die Tabelle auf der rechten Seite hätte auch visualisiert werden können (z.b. gestapelter Balken mit Labels für die exakten Werte)
* Ihr schreibt: “Furthermore the lie factor of this graphic cannot be evaluated.” -> Begründung?

[[User:Katharina-Anna Wendelin|Katharina-Anna Wendelin]] 15:22, 18. Dezember 2009 

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== Aufgabenstellung ==
[http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwand/teaching/infovis_ue_ws09/infovis_ue_aufgabe3.html Beschreibung der Aufgabe 3]
=== Zu verbessernde Grafik ===
------------------------------- 
[[Image:good.jpg]]
 
===Criticism===
<ul>
<li>Detailled information exists only from 2007 so it cannot be grouped according to the purpose of spent money.</li>
<li>The graphic only stresses the rising trend but no exact values within the years.</li>
<li>We can only read two amounts of money and the year numbers. Furthermore the lie factor of this graphic cannot be evaluated.</li>
<li>We assumed the data density to be okay if you stick with this type of visualization, since a reduction of the area size would make it not readable anymore. If visualized in another way the density could be maximized.</li>
<li>The big red cross in the centre is unnecessary non data ink and therefore visual clutter.</li>
<li>This type of visualization is not well chosen for the given type of data.</li>
<li>Because the circle size grows with the amount of spent money and not the sequence of years, its not acceptable to hide the Information of the year (in the inner red circle $375B), because it cannot be understood from reading the graphic.</li></ul>
 

 
===Verbesserte Graphik:===
 
[[Image:HolidayRetailSales.jpg]]
===Corrections===
<ul><li>
We maximized the data ink-ratio by replacing the old graphic with a graphic that shows the developing of values continuously from 1997 to 2007. We looked up the numerical US-Dollar value per year and visualized them, so that the viewer of the graphic can easily perceive the data values.
<li>We changed the bill on the left side (with the detailed information of trends in 2007) to a table in order to keep the exact values, that would get lost in many other kinds of visualizations(for instance: pie chart). We assumed the exact dollar values per person are important for the single reader.
Furthermore we didn't use the first paragraph on the receit since we couldn't find a correlation to the data below.
<li>Obviously we left out unnecessary information like the two red inner circles, and some side-information of the receit to maximize data ink-ratio.
</ul>

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2010-01-05T19:27:21Z

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== Aufgabenstellung ==
[http://ieg.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwand/teaching/infovis_ue_ws09/infovis_ue_aufgabe3.html Beschreibung der Aufgabe 3]
=== Zu verbessernde Grafik ===
------------------------------- 
[[Image:good.jpg]]
 
===Criticism===
<ul>
<li>Detailled information exists only from 2007 so it cannot be grouped according to the purpose of spent money.</li>
<li>The graphic only stresses the rising trend but no exact values within the years.</li>
<li>We can only read two amounts of money and the year numbers. Furthermore the lie factor of this graphic cannot be evaluated.</li>
<li>We assumed the data density to be okay if you stick with this type of visualization, since a reduction of the area size would make it not readable anymore. If visualized in another way the density could be maximized.</li>
<li>The big red cross in the centre is unnecessary non data ink and therefore visual clutter.</li>
<li>This type of visualization is not well chosen for the given type of data.</li>
<li>Because the circle size grows with the amount of spent money and not the sequence of years, its not acceptable to hide the Information of the year (in the inner red circle $375B), because it cannot be understood from reading the graphic.</li></ul>
 

 
===Verbesserte Graphik:===
 
[[Image:HolidayRetailSales.jpg]]
===Corrections===
<ul><li>
We maximized the data ink-ratio by replacing the old graphic with a graphic that shows the developing of values continuously from 1997 to 2007. We looked up the numerical US-Dollar value per year and visualized them, so that the viewer of the graphic can easily perceive the data values.
<li>We changed the bill on the left side (with the detailed information of trends in 2007) to a table in order to keep the exact values, that would get lost in many other kinds of visualizations(for instance: pie chart). We assumed the exact dollar values per person are important for the single reader.
Furthermore we didn't use the first paragraph on the receit since we couldn't find a correlation to the data below.
<li>Obviously we left out unnecessary information like the two red inner circles, and some side-information of the receit to maximize data ink-ratio.
</ul>

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===Criticism===
<ul>
<li>Detailled information exists only from 2007 so it cannot be grouped according to the purpose of spent money.</li>
<li>The graphic only stresses the rising trend but no exact values within the years.</li>
<li>We can only read two amounts of money and the year numbers. Furthermore the lie factor of this graphic cannot be evaluated.</li>
<li>We assumed the data density to be okay if you stick with this type of visualization, since a reduction of the area size would make it not readable anymore. If visualized in another way the density could be maximized.</li>
<li>The big red cross in the centre is unnecessary non data ink and therefore visual clutter.</li>
<li>This type of visualization is not well chosen for the given type of data.</li>
<li>Because the circle size grows with the amount of spent money and not the sequence of years, its not acceptable to hide the Information of the year (in the inner red circle $375B), because it cannot be understood from reading the graphic.</li></ul>
 
===Corrections===
<ul><li>
We maximized the data ink-ratio by replacing the old graphic with a graphic that shows the developing of values continuously from 1997 to 2007. We looked up the numerical US-Dollar value per year and visualized them, so that the viewer of the graphic can easily perceive the data values.
<li>We changed the bill on the left side (with the detailed information of trends in 2007) to a table in order to keep the exact values, that would get lost in many other kinds of visualizations(for instance: pie chart). We assumed the exact dollar values per person are important for the single reader.
Furthermore we didn't use the first paragraph on the receit since we couldn't find a correlation to the data below.
<li>Obviously we left out unnecessary information like the two red inner circles, and some side-information of the receit to maximize data ink-ratio.
</ul>

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2009-12-03T14:18:51Z

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== Summary ==

== Copyright status ==

== Source ==

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==Critic==
Style critic 
<ol>
<li>The lines in the table are to heavy and seperate the data too much. Furthermore the visual flow is disturbed by them.</li>
<li>Numbers are not aligned properly</li>
<li>The www column doesn't stand out from the other columns</li>
</ol>
Data critic: 
<ol>
<li>The title is missing and so it's difficult to guess the table's subject.</li>
<li>Normalize data units, to make it comprehensible for people, who are not familiar with the conversion of units</li>
<li>Header Titles are too long and not understandable</li>
<li>The order of the row headers don't support the comprehension of the information</li>
</ol>

==Corrections==

<ol>
<li>Lines: We deleted most of the lines, because they disturbed the visual flow, i.e. the lines separated the data to much. 
We just kept the line between the first and the second row to separate the headings from the data and the line between the single items of spyware and the sum of them. We designed this lines light-gray to make a soft visible separation, to support the visual flow. 
</li>
<li>Changing of the row order: We changed the order of the former rows in order to reach a better content-based correlation of the data. </li>
<li>Transpose the table: Because the study is focused on the former row headers, the former column headers show partial results of the observed data </li>
<li>“Total bytes transferred” column header (former row header): 
We converted all the data in this column/row to MB to achieve a better comparability. 
We changed the heading from “total bytes transferred” in “total MB transferred” 
We deleted the unit information beside numerical data, as it was no longer necessary after the unification and because unit is already mentioned in the heading. 
</li>
<li>New row header: We inserted a row called “Total Spyware”, which gives an overview of the affection within the network, and makes it comparable to the WWW-row. The numbers of this row can reach higher amounts than the ones in the WWW row, because one computer can be infected by more than one spyware. We inserted the row especially for comparing the general data-traffic with the one generated by spyware. </li>
<li>We also inserted a general heading to make it clear, what the table is about. </li>
<li>We enframed the table to separate the data from the header. If the table is surrounded by text the data can still be conceived well without distracting the reader’s eyes. </li>
<li>We enlarged the distance between the WWW-row and the following rows to make it more obvious, that the WWW-row gives a general overview of the university network data, whereas the other rows show specific information due to a certain spyware infection within this network, respectively the total sum of them. </li>

</ol>

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==Critic==
Style critic 
<ol>
<li>The lines in the table are to heavy and seperate the data too much. Furthermore the visual flow is disturbed by them.</li>
<li>Numbers are not aligned properly</li>
<li>The www column doesn't stand out from the other columns</li>
</ol>
Data critic: 
<ol>
<li>The title is missing and so it's difficult to guess the table's subject.</li>
<li>Normalize data units, to make it comprehensible for people, who are not familiar with the conversion of units</li>
<li>Header Titles are too long and not understandable</li>
<li>The order of the row headers don't support the comprehension of the information</li>
</ol>

==Corrections==

<ol>
<li>Lines: We deleted most of the lines, because they disturbed the visual flow, i.e. the lines separated the data to much. 
We just kept the line between the first and the second row to separate the headings from the data and the line between the single items of spyware and the sum of them. We designed this lines light-gray to make a soft visible separation, to support the visual flow. 
</li>
<li>Changing of the row order: We changed the order of the former rows in order to reach a better content-based correlation of the data. </li>
<li>Transpose the table: Because the study is focused on the former row headers, the former column headers show partial results of the observed data </li>
<li>“total bytes transferred” column header (former row header): 
We converted all the data in this column/row to MB to achieve a better comparability. 
We changed the heading from “total bytes transferred” in “total MB transferred” 
We deleted the unit information beside numerical data, as it was no longer necessary after the unification and because unit is already mentioned in the heading. 
</li>
<li>) new row header: We inserted a row called “Total Spyware”, which gives an overview of the affection within the network, and makes it comparable to the WWW-row. The numbers of this row can reach higher amounts than the ones in the WWW row, because one computer can be infected by more than one spyware. We inserted the row especially for comparing the general data-traffic with the one generated by spyware. </li>
<li>We also inserted a general heading to make it clear, what the table is about. </li>
<li>We enframed the table to separate the data from the header. If the table is surrounded by text the data can still be conceived well without distracting the reader’s eyes. </li>
<li>We enlarged the distance between the WWW-row and the following rows to make it more obvious, that the WWW-row gives a general overview of the university network data, whereas the other rows show specific information due to a certain spyware infection within this network, respectively the total sum of them. </li>

</ol>

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2009-11-18T13:12:34Z

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==Critic==
Style critic 
<ol>
<li>The lines in the table are to heavy and seperate the data too much. Furthermore the visual flow is disturbed by them.</li>
<li>Numbers are not aligned properly</li>
<li>The www column doesn't stand out from the other columns</li>
</ol>
Data critic: 
<ol>
<li>The title is missing and so it's difficult to guess the table's subject.</li>
<li>Normalize data units, to make it comprehensible for people, who are not familiar with the conversion of units</li>
<li>Header Titles are too long and not understandable</li>
<li>The order of the row headers don't support the comprehension of the information</li>
</ol>

==Corrections==

<ol>
<li>Lines: We deleted most of the lines, because they disturbed the visual flow, i.e. the lines separated the data to much. 
We just kept the line between the first and the second row to separate the headings from the data and the line between the single items of spyware and the sum of them. We designed this lines light-gray to make a soft visible separation, to support the visual flow. 
</li>
<li>Changing of the row order: We changed the order of the former rows in order to reach a better content-based correlation of the data. </li>
<li>Transpose the table: Because the study is focused on the former row headers, the former column headers show partial results of the observed data <li>
<li>“total bytes transferred” column header (former row header): 
We converted all the data in this column/row to MB to achieve a better comparability. 
We changed the heading from “total bytes transferred” in “total MB transferred” 
We deleted the unit information beside numerical data, as it was no longer necessary after the unification and because unit is already mentioned in the heading. 
</li>
<li>) new row header: We inserted a row called “Total Spyware”, which gives an overview of the affection within the network, and makes it comparable to the WWW-row. The numbers of this row can reach higher amounts than the ones in the WWW row, because one computer can be infected by more than one spyware. We inserted the row especially for comparing the general data-traffic with the one generated by spyware. </li>
<li>We also inserted a general heading to make it clear, what the table is about. </li>
<li>We enframed the table to separate the data from the header. If the table is surrounded by text the data can still be conceived well without distracting the reader’s eyes. </li>
<li>We enlarged the distance between the WWW-row and the following rows to make it more obvious, that the WWW-row gives a general overview of the university network data, whereas the other rows show specific information due to a certain spyware infection within this network, respectively the total sum of them. </li>

</ol>

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2009-11-18T13:05:57Z

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b) critic 
<ol>
<li>The lines in the table are to heavy and seperate the data too much. Furthermore the visual flow is disturbed by them.</li>
<li>Numbers are not aligned properly</li>
<li>The www column doesn't stand out from the other columns</li>
</ol>
Data critic: 
<ol>
<li>The title is missing and so it's difficult to guess the table's subject.</li>
<li>Normalize data units, to make it comprehensible for people, who are not familiar with the conversion of units</li>
<li>Header Titles are too long and not understandable</li>
<li>The order of the row headers don't support the comprehension of the information</li>
</ol>

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2009-11-13T09:30:45Z

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b) critic <br\>
1. the lines in the table are to heavy and seperate the data too much. Furthermore the visual flow is disturbed by them.
2. Numbers are not aligned properly
3. The www column doesn't stand out from the other columns
Data critic: 
1. The title is missing and so it's difficult to guess the table's subject.
2. Normalize data units, to make it comprehensible for people, who are not familiar with the conversion of units
3. Header Titles are too long and not understandable
4. The order of the row headers don't support the comprehension of the information

Teaching talk:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2005/06 - Gruppe 01 - Aufgabe 1 - Aesthetic-Usability Effect

2009-11-10T18:12:58Z

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Corrections on WikiP-Page: Aesthetic-Usability Effect <br\><br\>
1. Citation: <br\>changed all citations in the text from "[number]" to "[author/s name, public. year] according to the rules on http://www.infovis-wiki.net/index.php/Help:Citation_&_Bibilography_Format<br\><br\>
2. Bibliography<br\>
former:<br\>
[1][Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton, Journal, Aesthetic-Usability Effect, March 6, 2005
http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/ <br\>
now:<br\>
[Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/ <br\>
no changes:<br\>
[2] [Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php <br\>
former:<br\>
[3] [Design, 2005] User Experience Design, Perceived Usability, September 12, 2005,
http://www.leftclick.co.nz/take5/take5.html <br\>
now:<br\>
[Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf
deleted: <br\>
[4] [Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usabiltiy and the aesthetic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html
new added: <br\>
[Klauser and Walker,2007] Kristin Klauser, Vanessa Walker. It's About Time: An Affective and Desirable Alarm Clock. Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Designing pleasurable products and interfaces.Page 407-420. Helsinki,

Finnland. ACM New York, NY, USA. 2007<br\><br\>
 3. Introduction<br\>
changed from:<br\> So if you have two identical products and one has a more attractive ‘skin’ than the other, you will find that users will prefer the more attractive design and will perceive it as being easier to use. This has quite important implications with respect to the success of a design. Because aesthetic designs look easier to use they will have a higher probability of being used and accepted. Conversely, a product with a more usable design may in fact still fail to be accepted if the aesthetic is poor. A very similar phenomenon exists between human beings where first impressions of an attractive person is quite different than someone who is less attractive.
Such observations are well documented. [Capp, 2004]
to:<br\> Usability practices leading to the simplification of form and function improve the overall aesthetics.
The aesthetic-usability effect concludes that more aesthetic designs appear easier to use - regardless of whether they are or not. It is not enough for an object to merely function well. When aesthetically designed, users allow for more tolerance, and are then willing to exert more effort. When a user feels that the design is easy to use, it leads to more broadened interaction. [Klauser and Walker,2007]<br\><br\>
4. Image hinzugefügt

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==Introduction==
Usability practices leading to the simplification of form and function improve the overall aesthetics.<br\> The aesthetic-usability effect concludes that more aesthetic designs appear easier to use - regardless of whether they are or not. It is not enough for an object to merely function well. When aesthetically designed, users allow for more tolerance, and are then willing to exert more effort. When a user feels that the design is easy to use, it leads to more broadened interaction. [Klauser and Walker,2007]
== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Img.1 Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

*[Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

*[Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004, http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

*[Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008. http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf

*[Klauser and Walker,2007] Kristin Klauser, Vanessa Walker. It's About Time: An Affective and Desirable Alarm Clock. Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Designing pleasurable products and interfaces.Page 407-420. Helsinki,Finnland. ACM New York, NY, USA. 2007

==Image==

Img.1, Quelle: http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic-usability-effect

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==Introduction==
Usability practices leading to the simplification of form and function improve the overall aesthetics.<br\> The aesthetic-usability effect concludes that more aesthetic designs appear easier to use - regardless of whether they are or not. It is not enough for an object to merely function well. When aesthetically designed, users allow for more tolerance, and are then willing to exert more effort. When a user feels that the design is easy to use, it leads to more broadened interaction. [Klauser and Walker,2007]
== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Abb.1 Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

*[Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

*[Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004, http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

*[Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008. http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf

*[Klauser and Walker,2007] Kristin Klauser, Vanessa Walker. It's About Time: An Affective and Desirable Alarm Clock. Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Designing pleasurable products and interfaces.Page 407-420. Helsinki,Finnland. ACM New York, NY, USA. 2007

==Abbildungsverzeichnis==

Abb.1, Quelle: http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic-usability-effect

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2009-11-03T14:23:07Z

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Corrections on WikiP-Page: Aesthetic-Usability Effect <br\><br\>
1) Citation: <br\>changed all citations in the text from "[number]" to "[author/s name, public. year] according to the rules on http://www.infovis-wiki.net/index.php/Help:Citation_&_Bibilography_Format<br\><br\>
2) Bibliography<br\>
former:<br\>
[1][Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton, Journal, Aesthetic-Usability Effect, March 6, 2005
http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/ <br\>
now:<br\>
[Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/ <br\>
no changes:<br\>
[2] [Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php <br\>
former:<br\>
[3] [Design, 2005] User Experience Design, Perceived Usability, September 12, 2005,
http://www.leftclick.co.nz/take5/take5.html <br\>
now:<br\>
[Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf
deleted: <br\>
[4] [Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usabiltiy and the aesthetic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html
new added: <br\>
[Klauser and Walker,2007] Kristin Klauser, Vanessa Walker. It's About Time: An Affective and Desirable Alarm Clock. Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Designing pleasurable products and interfaces.Page 407-420. Helsinki,

Finnland. ACM New York, NY, USA. 2007<br\><br\>
 3. Introduction<br\>
changed from:<br\> So if you have two identical products and one has a more attractive ‘skin’ than the other, you will find that users will prefer the more attractive design and will perceive it as being easier to use. This has quite important implications with respect to the success of a design. Because aesthetic designs look easier to use they will have a higher probability of being used and accepted. Conversely, a product with a more usable design may in fact still fail to be accepted if the aesthetic is poor. A very similar phenomenon exists between human beings where first impressions of an attractive person is quite different than someone who is less attractive.
Such observations are well documented. [Capp, 2004]
to:<br\> Usability practices leading to the simplification of form and function improve the overall aesthetics.
The aesthetic-usability effect concludes that more aesthetic designs appear easier to use - regardless of whether they are or not. It is not enough for an object to merely function well. When aesthetically designed, users allow for more tolerance, and are then willing to exert more effort. When a user feels that the design is easy to use, it leads to more broadened interaction. [Klauser and Walker,2007]<br\><br\>
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==Introduction==
Usability practices leading to the simplification of form and function improve the overall aesthetics.<br\> The aesthetic-usability effect concludes that more aesthetic designs appear easier to use - regardless of whether they are or not. It is not enough for an object to merely function well. When aesthetically designed, users allow for more tolerance, and are then willing to exert more effort. When a user feels that the design is easy to use, it leads to more broadened interaction. [Klauser and Walker,2007]
== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Abb.1 Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

*[Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

*[Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

*[Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf

*[Klauser and Walker,2007] Kristin Klauser, Vanessa Walker. It's About Time: An Affective and Desirable Alarm Clock. Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Designing pleasurable products and interfaces.Page 407-420. Helsinki,Finnland. ACM New York, NY, USA. 2007

==Abbildungsverzeichnis==

Abb.1, Quelle: http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic-usability-effect

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==Introduction==
Usability practices leading to the simplification of form and function improve the overall aesthetics.<br\> The aesthetic-usability effect concludes that more aesthetic designs appear easier to use - regardless of whether they are or not. It is not enough for an object to merely function well. When aesthetically designed, users allow for more tolerance, and are then willing to exert more effort. When a user feels that the design is easy to use, it leads to more broadened interaction. [Klauser and Walker,2007]
== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Abb.1 Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

*[Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

*[Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

*[Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf

*[Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usability and the aesthetic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html

*[Klauser and Walker,2007] Kristin Klauser, Vanessa Walker. It's About Time: An Affective and Desirable Alarm Clock. Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Designing pleasurable products and interfaces.Page 407-420. Helsinki,Finnland. ACM New York, NY, USA. 2007

==Abbildungsverzeichnis==

Abb.1, Quelle: http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic-usability-effect

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==Introduction==
Usability practices leading to the simplification of form and function improve the overall aesthetics.<br\> The aesthetic-usability effect concludes that more aesthetic designs appear easier to use - regardless of whether they are or not. It is not enough for an object to merely function well. When aesthetically designed, users allow for more tolerance, and are then willing to exert more effort. When a user feels that the design is easy to use, it leads to more broadened interaction. [Klauser and Walker,2007]
== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Abb.1 Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

[Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

[Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

[Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf

[Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usability and the aesthetic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html

[Klauser and Walker,2007] Kristin Klauser, Vanessa Walker. It's About Time: An Affective and Desirable Alarm Clock. Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Designing pleasurable products and interfaces.Page 407-420. Helsinki,Finnland. ACM New York, NY, USA. 2007

==Abbildungsverzeichnis==

Abb.1, Quelle: http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic-usability-effect

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==Introduction==
Usability practices leading to the simplification of form and function improve the overall aesthetics.<br\> The aesthetic-usability effect concludes that more aesthetic designs appear easier to use - regardless of whether they are or not. It is not enough for an object to merely function well. When aesthetically designed, users allow for more tolerance, and are then willing to exert more effort. When a user feels that the design is easy to use, it leads to more broadened interaction. [Klauser and Walker,2007]
== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Abb.1 Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

[Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

[Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

[Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf

[Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usability and the aesthetic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html

[Klauser and Walker,2007] Kristin Klauser, Vanessa Walker. It's About Time: An Affective and Desirable Alarm Clock. Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Designing pleasurable products and interfaces.Page 407-420. Helsinki,Finnland. ACM New York, NY, USA. 2007

==Abbildungen==

Abb.1, Quelle: http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic-usability-effect

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==Introduction==
Usability practices leading to the simplification of form and function improve the overall aesthetics.<br\> The aesthetic-usability effect concludes that more aesthetic designs appear easier to use - regardless of whether they are or not. It is not enough for an object to merely function well. When aesthetically designed, users allow for more tolerance, and are then willing to exert more effort. When a user feels that the design is easy to use, it leads to more broadened interaction. [Klauser and Walker,2007]
== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Abb.1 Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

1) [Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

2) [Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

3) [Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf

4) [Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usability and the aesthetic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html

[5] [Klauser and Walker,2007] Kristin Klauser, Vanessa Walker. It's About Time: An Affective and Desirable Alarm Clock. Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Designing pleasurable products and interfaces.Page 407-420. Helsinki,Finnland. ACM New York, NY, USA. 2007

==Abbildungen==

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==Introduction==
Usability practices leading to the simplification of form and function improve the overall aesthetics.<br\> The aesthetic-usability effect concludes that more aesthetic designs appear easier to use - regardless of whether they are or not. It is not enough for an object to merely function well. When aesthetically designed, users allow for more tolerance, and are then willing to exert more effort. When a user feels that the design is easy to use, it leads to more broadened interaction. [Klauser and Walker,2007]
== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Abb.1 Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

1) [Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

2) [Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

3) [Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf

4) [Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usability and the aesthetic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html
[5] [Klauser and Walker,2007] Kristin Klauser, Vanessa Walker. It's About Time: An Affective and Desirable Alarm Clock. Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Designing pleasurable products and interfaces.Page 407-420. Helsinki,Finnland. ACM New York, NY, USA. 2007

==Abbildungen==

Abb.1, Quelle: http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic-usability-effect

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== Introduction ==

So if you have two identical products and one has a more attractive ‘skin’ than the other, you will find that users will prefer the more attractive design and will perceive it as being easier to use.

This has quite important implications with respect to the success of a design. Because aesthetic designs look easier to use they will have a higher probability of being used and accepted. Conversely, a product with a more usable design may in fact still fail to be accepted if the aesthetic is poor. A very similar phenomenon exists between human beings where first impressions of an attractive person is quite different than someone who is less attractive. Such observations are well documented. [Capp, 2004]

== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Abb.1 Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

1) [Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

2) [Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

3) [Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf

4) [Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usability and the aesthetic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html

==Abbildungen==

Abb.1, Quelle: http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic-usability-effect

Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2005/06 - Gruppe 01 - Aufgabe 1 - Aesthetic-Usability Effect

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== Introduction ==

So if you have two identical products and one has a more attractive ‘skin’ than the other, you will find that users will prefer the more attractive design and will perceive it as being easier to use.

This has quite important implications with respect to the success of a design. Because aesthetic designs look easier to use they will have a higher probability of being used and accepted. Conversely, a product with a more usable design may in fact still fail to be accepted if the aesthetic is poor. A very similar phenomenon exists between human beings where first impressions of an attractive person is quite different than someone who is less attractive. Such observations are well documented. [Capp, 2004]

== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

1) [Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

2) [Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

3) [Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf

4) [Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usability and the aesthetic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html

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1) Citation: changed all citations in the text from "[number]" to "[author/s name, public. year] according to the rules on http://www.infovis-wiki.net/index.php/Help:Citation_&_Bibilography_Format
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[Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

[2] [Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004, http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

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[3] [Design, 2005] User Experience Design, Perceived Usability, September 12, 2005, http://www.leftclick.co.nz/take5/take5.html <br\>
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[Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf

[4] [Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usabiltiy and the aestehtic-usability effect, June 8, 2005, http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html

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== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Introduction ==

So if you have two identical products and one has a more attractive ‘skin’ than the other, you will find that users will prefer the more attractive design and will perceive it as being easier to use.

This has quite important implications with respect to the success of a design. Because aesthetic designs look easier to use they will have a higher probability of being used and accepted. Conversely, a product with a more usable design may in fact still fail to be accepted if the aesthetic is poor. A very similar phenomenon exists between human beings where first impressions of an attractive person is quite different than someone who is less attractive. Such observations are well documented. [Capp, 2004]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

1) [Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

2) [Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

3) [Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf

4) [Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usability and the aesthetic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html

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== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Introduction ==

So if you have two identical products and one has a more attractive ‘skin’ than the other, you will find that users will prefer the more attractive design and will perceive it as being easier to use.

This has quite important implications with respect to the success of a design. Because aesthetic designs look easier to use they will have a higher probability of being used and accepted. Conversely, a product with a more usable design may in fact still fail to be accepted if the aesthetic is poor. A very similar phenomenon exists between human beings where first impressions of an attractive person is quite different than someone who is less attractive. Such observations are well documented. [Capp, 2004]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

[1] [Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

[2] [Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

[Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf

[4] [Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usability and the aesthetic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html

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== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Introduction ==

So if you have two identical products and one has a more attractive ‘skin’ than the other, you will find that users will prefer the more attractive design and will perceive it as being easier to use.

This has quite important implications with respect to the success of a design. Because aesthetic designs look easier to use they will have a higher probability of being used and accepted. Conversely, a product with a more usable design may in fact still fail to be accepted if the aesthetic is poor. A very similar phenomenon exists between human beings where first impressions of an attractive person is quite different than someone who is less attractive. Such observations are well documented. [Capp, 2004]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

[1] [Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

[2] [Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

[Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf
[4] [Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usability and the aesthetic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html

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== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Introduction ==

So if you have two identical products and one has a more attractive ‘skin’ than the other, you will find that users will prefer the more attractive design and will perceive it as being easier to use.

This has quite important implications with respect to the success of a design. Because aesthetic designs look easier to use they will have a higher probability of being used and accepted. Conversely, a product with a more usable design may in fact still fail to be accepted if the aesthetic is poor. A very similar phenomenon exists between human beings where first impressions of an attractive person is quite different than someone who is less attractive. Such observations are well documented. [Capp, 2004]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

[Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

[2] [Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

[3] [Design, 2008] Aesthetic Usability Effect. Retrieved on: January 16, 2008.
http://courses.washington.edu/art479/media/universal_principles1.pdf

[4] [Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usability and the aesthetic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html

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== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Introduction ==

So if you have two identical products and one has a more attractive ‘skin’ than the other, you will find that users will prefer the more attractive design and will perceive it as being easier to use.

This has quite important implications with respect to the success of a design. Because aesthetic designs look easier to use they will have a higher probability of being used and accepted. Conversely, a product with a more usable design may in fact still fail to be accepted if the aesthetic is poor. A very similar phenomenon exists between human beings where first impressions of an attractive person is quite different than someone who is less attractive. Such observations are well documented. [Capp, 2004]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

[Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton. Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Created at: March 6, 2005. Retrieved at: November 3, 2009. http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

[2] [Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

[3] [Design, 2005] User Experience Design, Perceived Usability, September 12, 2005,
http://www.leftclick.co.nz/take5/take5.html

[4] [Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usabiltiy and the aestehtic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html

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== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [Design, 2005]

== Introduction ==

So if you have two identical products and one has a more attractive ‘skin’ than the other, you will find that users will prefer the more attractive design and will perceive it as being easier to use.

This has quite important implications with respect to the success of a design. Because aesthetic designs look easier to use they will have a higher probability of being used and accepted. Conversely, a product with a more usable design may in fact still fail to be accepted if the aesthetic is poor. A very similar phenomenon exists between human beings where first impressions of an attractive person is quite different than someone who is less attractive. Such observations are well documented. [Capp, 2004]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

[1] [Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton, Journal, Aesthetic-Usability Effect, March 6, 2005, http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

[2] [Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

[3] [Design, 2005] User Experience Design, Perceived Usability, September 12, 2005,
http://www.leftclick.co.nz/take5/take5.html

[4] [Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usabiltiy and the aestehtic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html

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== Definitions ==

* The Aesthetic-Usability Effect is a condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs. [Boulton, 2005]

* The aesthetic usability effect describes a phenomenon in which people perceive more-aesthetic designs as easier to use than less-aesthetic designs—whether they are or not. The effect has been observed in several experiments, and has significant implications regarding the acceptance, use and performance of a design. [3]

== Introduction ==

So if you have two identical products and one has a more attractive ‘skin’ than the other, you will find that users will prefer the more attractive design and will perceive it as being easier to use.

This has quite important implications with respect to the success of a design. Because aesthetic designs look easier to use they will have a higher probability of being used and accepted. Conversely, a product with a more usable design may in fact still fail to be accepted if the aesthetic is poor. A very similar phenomenon exists between human beings where first impressions of an attractive person is quite different than someone who is less attractive. Such observations are well documented. [2]

== Example ==

Audi or Skoda?

Cars have been around for ages - since Ford’s little black number. They all pretty much do the same thing and look similar. Four wheels, seats, they go from point A to B. Why do people buy one over the other? One word. Design.

Aesthetics and Car Design have been fused for many years. It’s what defines a car, it’s what gives a car it’s personality and importantly for the manufacturers, it’s what gives the car it’s competitive edge in the market place.

[[Image:audi_skoda.jpg|thumb|400px|center|Mark Boulton: Audi Skoda comparison]]

What car would you rather have - a Skoda Octavia Estate, or an Audi A4 Avant? I’d rather have the Audi actually even though it’s much more expensive. Don’t get me wrong, the Skoda is a nice looking car but the company has never really shifted the stigma attached to the brand, which was brought about by bad, cheap design. Why did I pick those two cars? Well, they’re both the same really. Same chassis and parts, they both have four wheels, good fuel economy and safety, it’s only the design and brand which sets them apart.

The Aesthetics of the Audi make it a more desirable product and i’m sure if you did a survey you would find people thought they could use it better than the Skoda. [Boulton, 2005]

== Bibliography ==

[1] [Boulton, 2005] Mark Boulton, Journal, Aesthetic-Usability Effect, March 6, 2005, http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

[2] [Capp, 2004] Stephan Capp , Universal Principles of Design, 2004,
http://www.cappcreative.com/content/universal.php

[3] [Design, 2005] User Experience Design, Perceived Usability, September 12, 2005,
http://www.leftclick.co.nz/take5/take5.html

[4] [Van Zijl, 2005] Karen van Zijl, Usabiltiy and the aestehtic-usability effect, June 8, 2005,
http://famstudents.uct.ac.za/blogs/kvanzijl/archives/000596.html

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== Gruppenmitglieder ==

[[User:UE-InfoVis0910_0527037|Kickinger, Nina]] 
[[User:UE-InfoVis0910_0504433|Wittmann, Ruth]] 
[[User:UE-InfoVis0910_0207433|Ramsauer, Daniela]] 
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==Teaching: Ramsauer, Daniela==
[[Image:InfoVis.PNG|thumb|[Daniela Ramsauer, 2009]]]
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