Thanks Chauncey. I remember Mayhew's results but I wonder if the improvement in screen fonts, size, and general legibility makes results that old still valid.
I'm most interested in error rates and time to find. I think we can produce legible text if text is used, and aesthetics are also something I feel pretty confident in. I'm not familiar with the HFES database you mention. Best, --Alan On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 5:11 PM, Chauncey Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > There is some research in Mayhew's 1992 book Principles and Guidelines in > Software User Interface Design as well as in the HFES database where many > studies have been done with icons and words in toolbars/button bars. > > What aspect of performance are you most interested in: time to find a > button, legibility, error rates, aesthetic appeal, ...... > > Chauncey > > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Alan Wexelblat <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Can someone suggest a good reference for general performance by people >> trying to use different kinds of button bars? >> >> In particular, I'm thinking about things like word buttons (e.g. >> Gmail) versus pure images (e.g. Outlook) versus mixed (e.g. Firefox >> boomarks toolbar). >> >> Thanks, >> --Alan >> ________________________________________________________________ >> Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! >> To post to this list ....... [email protected] >> Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe >> List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines >> List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
