A Study and Design on User Interface of Computer Software - Using System Tools as an Example

• Main Authors: Chih-Jung Hsu, 徐志榮
• Other Authors: Chih-Cheng Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19393274691742347317

碩士 === 華梵大學 === 工業設計學系碩士班 === 96 === Because the smoothness of using computers is closely related to the quality of system tools, there is a wide variety of software developed to reinforce the inconvenience in operating Windows. They are aimed at jumping out of the boundary of Microsoft and using computers in a more innovative and convenient way. Though there exist in the market some simple system tool software, most users find it difficult to use such system tools. It seems that they are designed for the users who have the computer programming background. Therefore, it is an important issue to explore the common users’ needs and cognition of the user interface of system tools. In this study, interface design of current system tools was first analyzed to understand the differences among different software. Usability methods were used to explore the user interface and to offer principles for new interface. The experiment could be divided into two stages. At stage 1, an evaluation experiment was conducted for the evaluation of current system tools. Differences among different tools were specified. Moreover, the principles and guidelines for the interface design of system tools were identified from literature review. An empirical experiment was then performed at stage 2. Four current systems and one new interface design were evaluated in terms of the performance and subjective feelings. The result demonstrated that the layout design of the new interface was the best in operational performance, NASA-TLX analysis of tasks, and SUS evaluation scales. In other words, the new interface design has the advantage of discriminability, operation, and data searching. The total efficiency of the new interface design was evident.