Testing of a Novel Web Browser Interface for the Chinese Market

This paper compares the perspicacity, appropriateness and preference of web browser icons from leading software providers with those of a culturespecific design. This online study was conducted in Taiwan and involved 103 participants, who were given three sets of web browser icons to review, namely Microsoft Internet Explorer, Macintosh Safari, and culturally specific icons created using the Culture-Centred Design methodology. The findings of the study show that all three sets have generally high recognition rates, but that some icon functions (e.g. Go/Visit and Favourite) in all three sets have poor recognition rates and are considered inappropriate.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2009
• Where: HCI
• Authors: Siu-Tsen Shen, Stephen D. Prior, Kuen-Meau Chen
• Keywords: HCI 2009, Human Computer Interaction, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Recognition Rates, Web Browser Icons