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Title A empirical study on perceived effectiveness of sustainable design of mobile app icons

Author(s) Mamoona Khaqan

Abstract Sustainability has emerged as an important theme in society. And it is also becoming a source of benefit for HCI. However, the sustainability principles and the practice of sustainability in many areas like sustainable graphic design are at their starting stage. It has been explored by analyzing the currently proposed characteristics for app icons that, there are many important sustainable design characteristics that need to be considered while designing play store app icons. Thus, there is a dire need to raise the issues regarding sustainable interaction designs, so that user experience and satisfaction can be attained by addressing these issues. The narrative literature review was performed to analyze the existing characteristics that can relate to sustainable design and their effect on app icons. The process of NLR was performed based on previous academic research studies to identify the characteristics for the sustainable design of mobile app icons. Six characteristics related to sustainable design were identified. Furthermore, to evaluate the perceived effectiveness of identified characteristics of app icons among users, a controlled experiment was conducted. Results of the controlled experiment have increased the authenticity and effectiveness of identified characteristics. For designing stable and effective app icons identified characteristics will be helpful. Moreover, identified characteristics will help to increase user experience and satisfaction level that further contribute to improve the effectiveness of app icons. Thus the sustainable design of mobile app icons raises the perceived effectiveness among users.

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Engineering and Computer Science

Department Computer Science

Language English

Publication Date 2021-09-08

Subject Computer Science

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