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Use and Misuse of Metaphor |
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Larry L. Constantine |
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 Application
Note [#108]: 2000 | Adobe .PDF File: about 249K. |
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Abstract: So-called "real-world"
metaphors have long been popular in user interface and Web design. This note
considers the various forms of metaphor and their appropriate and
inappropriate use. In addition to famous blunders, the ubiquitous "shopping
cart" as commonly realized in e-commerce on the Web is weighed and found
wanting. Persistent shopping carts that are always present with visible
contents are described. |
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Keywords: usability, user interface
design, usage-centered design, metaphor, abstraction, shopping cart,
object-oriented user interfaces |
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Application note published on the Web May
2000. |
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Application
Note [#108]: 2000 | Adobe .PDF File: about 249K. |
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Related Documents:
In-Site Searching [#107],
Performance-Centered Design [#115]; Newsletter:
Form Details,
In-Context Feedback,
Missing Metaphors,
Structure Principle |
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