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http://dx.doi.org/10.14695/KJSOS.2015.18.3.71

Aesthetic Characteristics and UX Evaluation of Mobile Platforms  

Chung, Donghun (School of Communications, Kwangwoon University)
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Science of Emotion and Sensibility / v.18, no.3, 2015 , pp. 71-80 More about this Journal
Abstract
Minimalism means abstinence characterized by simplicity, clarity, repetition, and exclusion while skeuomorphism means visual metaphor design characterized by retro, function, and emotion. Mobile platform interface has been developed based on those two aesthetic characteristics and user experience is evaluated using apple iOS6 and iOS7 representing skeuomorphism and minimalism respectively in this paper. Those two aesthetic designs on typography, color, and icon were tested with a sample of 35 undergraduate participants in the repeated measures design and the results showed that participants distinguished two types of aesthetic designs, and evaluated that iOS7 is superior to iOS6 on typography and identity. Comparing the levels of the three variables, aesthetic of typography, and accuracy, aesthetic and consistency of icon design were significantly differentiated and this means that although accuracy of icon design of iOS6 is superior to iOS7, iOS7 is superior in the rest of it. Overall, the participants had a positive evaluation toward iOS7.
Keywords
iOS; Minimalism; Mobile Platform; Skeuomorphism; UX;
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