Graphic Design and Button Placement for Mobile Map Applications
Tymoteusz Horbiński, Paweł Cybulski, Beata Medyńska-Gulij
Abstract
The following paper is an analysis of user preferences for the placement of buttons on a mobile map application. The authors focused on six public web mapping services, analysing them in terms of the graphical diversity of their buttons. What made the study innovative was the comparison of subjective user preferences regarding buttons placement with the layout of public web mapping services. The obtained results led to a conclusion that user preferences differ from the solutions applied on web mapping services. Adjusting the placement of buttons to fit those preferences would be a way of addressing the practical needs of people who use mobile maps application.
Topics & Concepts
Computer scienceHuman–computer interactionWorld Wide WebMobile deviceMultimediaSpatial Cognition and NavigationGeographic Information Systems StudiesData Management and Algorithms