Design Principles

Question 1

is a group of word established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of individuals words.

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Idioms

Question 2

is an expression representation or symbolic of something else, especially something abstract.

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Metaphors

Question 3

are common in graphical user interfaces.

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Interface Metaphors

Question 4

is based on formulaic language idioms. These do not have real life counterparts, but we understand them easily.

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Idiomatic Design

Question 5

can expedite the learning process for user by associating the affordance of common physical world objects with the interface controls. This uses reference from real / physical world.

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Metaphoric Design

Question 6

are badly chosen metaphors, it can teach users the wrong program model.

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Broken Metaphors

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is the extent to which a user’s knowledge and experience in other real-world or computer-based domain can be applied when interacting to new systems.

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Familiarity

Question 8

is the intrinsic properties of any visual objects that suggest how such object can be manipulated.

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Affordance

Question 9

generally mean social behavior, law, norms, and customs of groups.

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Culture

Question 10

is having the same program model throughout your program.

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Consistency

Question 11

is the best way to know if your metaphor works.

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