TAILIEUCHUNG - Changing only the aesthetic features of a product can affect its apparent usability

Eysenck’s thesis is still a subject of debate. In [MCCM 03], 100 subjects were asked to rate 96 reproductions of art on four qualities: beautiful, pleasant, interesting, and original. Half of the reproductions were “High Art” (master artwork with the signature removed) and half were “Popular Art” (icons and illustrations used for industrial design). Half of each type were representational and half abstract. Results supported Eysenck’s theory of a general underlying factor. | Monk . and Lelos K. 2007 Changing only the aesthetic features of a domestic product can affect its apparent usability. In Venkatesh A. Gonzalvez T. Monk A. Buckner B. Home informatics and telematics ICT for the next billion. Proceedings of HOIT2007 Chennai India. New York Springer pp. 221-234. Changing only the aesthetic features of a product can affect its apparent usability Andrew Monk and Kira Lelos Centre for Usable Home Technology CUHTec Department of Psychology University of York YO10 5DD UK http Abstract. Three experiments were conducted to investigate the relationship between usability and aesthetics with students and older people. A common mechanical domestic appliance the can opener was chosen as a proxy for future digital products. The experiments involved comparing the rated usability of can openers that had been painted to make them more or less aesthetically pleasing. Experiment 1 tested students ratings of beauty and usability. Experiment 2 similarly tested an elderly population on their ratings before and after use. In general the products rated more beautiful were rated as more usable. To avoid the possibility that rating a product for its aesthetic qualities could somehow affect its subsequent rating for usability Experiment 3 repeated Experiment 2 but products were only rated for usability. In Experiments 1 and 3 the manipulation of product features associated only with aesthetic qualities of the product painting the can openers also significantly affected ratings of usability. The results are related to Hassenzahl s model of user experience and interpreted in terms of the holistic evaluation of product features in judgements of hedonic and pragmatic attributes. The results confirm and extend previous findings and highlight the importance of aesthetic considerations as well as usability in all forms of design. 1 Introduction Home oriented IT products bring to the fore different user requirements .

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