Introduction: Importance of user Interface – definition, importance of good design. Benefits of good design. A brief history of Screen design.
Questions:
- What are the benefits of Well-designed interfaces
- Give the brief history of screen design
- Discuss the impacts of inefficient screen design on processing times
- Why is human computer interaction is important explain
- Compare the present screen the design with 1970’s screen design with suitable example.
- What are the different factors the human computer interaction designers must consider? Explain
- Define human computer interaction. Explain goals of human computer interaction.
- Explain the importance of user interface.
- Write the importance of good design.
UNIT – II
The graphical user interface – popularity of graphics, the concept of direct manipulation, graphical system, Characteristics, Web user – Interface popularity, characteristics- Principles of user interface.
Questions:
- Define and explain about graphical user interface
- What is meant by direct manipulation in Graphical system? What are the characteristics?
- Explain the graphical system advantages and disadvantages
- Explain the characteristics of graphical user interface
- Discuss the popularity of graphics in detail
- Compare and contrast graphical user inter face and web page design
- Compare and contrast direct manipulation and indirect manipulation system
- Discuss the popularity of web user interface
- Discuss the principles of user interface design
- Write the characteristics of Direct manipulation systems. Is the concept of direct manipulation is preferable in all cases of screen design? Justify
- Write any five important principles to be considered in designing a user interface
- Discuss the similarities and differences between Graphical User Interface and Web Interface design
Design process – Human interaction with computers, importance of human characteristics human consideration, Human interaction speeds.
Questions:
- Explain in detail human interaction with computers
- Explain why people have trouble with computers in brief.
- Explain briefly the important human characteristics in design
- Discuss the typical psychological and physical responses to poor design
- Discuss guidelines for designing a conceptual model in detail
- List the ten most common usability problems in graphical systems and explain
- Explain human interaction speeds in brief.
- Explain how perception, memory, sensory storage influence on interface and screen design
- Why the user’s knowledge and experience are to be considered in designing a good interface? Explain.
- How the human Computer Interaction and user Interface design are related. Explain about each.
- Discuss about cognitive processing.
UNIT – IV
Screen Designing : Design goals – Screen planning and purpose, organizing screen elements, ordering of screen data and content – screen navigation and flow – Visually pleasing composition – amount of information – focus and emphasis – presentation information simply and meaningfully – information retrieval on web – statistical graphics.
Questions:
2. Define good screen design. What are the problems with poor design given the factors
3. What is a screen? What is the purpose of a screen?
4. Explain the purpose of screen design?
5. Explain about organizing and ordering of screen elements
6. What is the role of screen navigation and flow in developing good screen design?
7.Explain any 4 qualities which provide visually pleasing composition.
8.Discuss any 4 techniques used for visual emphasis of important elements on a screen.
9. Explain various guidelines for presenting information on screen.
10. Explain the types of Statistical Graphics.
UNIT – V
Windows – New and Navigation schemes selection of window, selection of devices based and screen based controls.
Components – text and messages, Icons and increases – Multimedia, colors, uses problems, choosing colors.
Questions:
2. How many types of windows are available? Explain briefly.
3. Explain about window characteristics.
4. Discuss any 5 window operations.
5. Explain any 5 characteristics of Device-Based Controls.
6. Explain any 5 characteristics of Screen-Based Controls.
7. What are the guidelines for selecting the proper device-based controls? Explain in details.
8. Discuss about different types of Messages.
9. What is icon? Explain different kinds of icons?
10. What are the guidelines for creating images?
11. Explain about Color-What is it? What are the uses of color? Discuss any 3 possible problems with color.
12. What are the required features of diagrams?
13. Explain what are the issues to be considered in combining medium.