Defining Recommendations to Guide User Interface Design: Multimethod Approach

Abstract

Background For the development of digital solutions, different aspects of user interface design must be taken into consideration. Different technologies, interaction paradigms, user characteristics and needs, and interface design components are some of the aspects that designers and developers should pay attention to when designing a solution. Many user interface design recommendations for different digital solutions and user profiles are found in the literature, but these recommendations have numerous similarities, contradictions, and different levels of detail. A detailed critical analysis is needed that compares, evaluates, and validates existing recommendations and allows the definition of a practical set of recommendations. Objective This study aimed to analyze and synthesize existing user interface design recommendations and propose a practical set of recommendations that guide the development of different technologies. Methods Based on previous studies, a set of recommendations on user interface design was generated following 4 steps: (1) interview with user interface design experts; (2) analysis of the experts’ feedback and drafting of a set of recommendations; (3) reanalysis of the shorter list of recommendations by a group of experts; and (4) refining and finalizing the list. Results The findings allowed us to define a set of 174 recommendations divided into 12 categories, according to usability principles, and organized into 2 levels of hierarchy: generic (69 recommendations) and specific (105 recommendations). Conclusions This study shows that user interface design recommendations can be divided according to usability principles and organized into levels of detail. Moreover, this study reveals that some recommendations, as they address different technologies and interaction paradigms, need further work.

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“…This research was able be an answer to the constraints of previous studies, such as research by Samrgandi [7], research by Diehl et al [8], research by Keselj et al [9], research by Pradana et al [10], research by Veza [11], research by Heriyandi et al [12], research by Jomsri [13], and research by Ahmad et al [14], which in principle has not shown a complete user interface design both in terms of appearance design and functionality. This study had similarities with several other studies, they were research by Suratno and Shafira [40], research by Che-Embi [41], research by Wheler et al [42], research by Jitnupong and Jirachiefpattana [43], and research by Jung and Yim [44], concerning the use of user interface design to show the initial physical design from an application being developed.…”

“…However, Samrgandi's [7] study limitation is that it has not yet provided a detailed explanation of the function of each feature in the user interface design. Research by Diehl et al [8] showed recommendations from an existing user interface design. They proposed a series of practical chit become a basis for various technologies development.…”

“…They proposed a series of practical chit become a basis for various technologies development. The limitation of the study by Diehl et al [8] is that it has not fully demonstrated the form of user interface design that forms the basis of technology development. Research by Keselj et al [9] showed the existence of machine learning that they used to evaluate user interface designs.…”

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“…For a better interface for customer interface, it is advisable that developers and researchers explore and research about the target customers in other to develop a more UI for users. According to Diehl et al [20], UI involves the proper designing and building of any system and/or software which provides users with easy usage and navigation. The author also went further to provide steps such as discussing with UI design experts, getting and analyzing the data obtained from experts, going through the experts suggestions again and making a shorter list from the experts suggestion, and finally selecting the best-fit list of actions to be taken [20].…”

“…According to Diehl et al [20], UI involves the proper designing and building of any system and/or software which provides users with easy usage and navigation. The author also went further to provide steps such as discussing with UI design experts, getting and analyzing the data obtained from experts, going through the experts suggestions again and making a shorter list from the experts suggestion, and finally selecting the best-fit list of actions to be taken [20]. Because of how important the UI is in any system, other researchers have also carried various study in other to provide a better understanding of the term UI.…”