Author: Umakant Mishra
Abstract:
Aesthetics or “look and feel” is one of the most important
features of any graphical user interface. Better aesthetics makes the interface
user-friendlier and more popular. Better aesthetics helps the user to
understand the meaning of various components and memorize the navigation paths.
A better look and feel ultimately makes a GUI more efficient and effective.
Various methods are adopted to improve the aesthetics of a GUI, such as, by
using colors, using 3D graphics, using pictorial icons, using sound etc.
It is important to provide links to all the important
features on a desktop or on a quick access panel. But too many icons or buttons
sometimes creates confusion. Hence it is important to restrict the temptation
of putting everything on the first screen or load the rarely used buttons on
the toolbar. One should ensure that the aesthetics of a GUI is not compromising
with its accessibility and other important features. This article illustrates
some inventions made on GUI aesthetics.
Keywords: TRIZ, Software Inventions, Graphical User
Interface, Software inventions, Software Patents, Inventive Problem Solving,
GUI, color selection, GUI colors, look and feel, GUI aesthetics, 3D display,
pictorial icons, computer graphics
Umakant Mishra, Inventions on GUI
Aesthetics (September 7, 2007). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1264690
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