On Aesthetics

Engineering Aesthetics and Ergo-Aesthetics:

Human factors researchers and practitioners have been focusing research attention on the easeof-use, productivity, safety, comfort, and effectiveness aspects of product and system design. This article argues that it is time that we add another important dimension to the fields of human factors research and practice—the aesthetic dimension. This article discusses the need for the establishment o...

Darwinian Aesthetics Informs Traditional Aesthetics

Inventions on GUI aesthetics-updated

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...

Critical Remarks on “Mystical Aesthetics” The Case of Persian Painting

There are several texts pertaining to Perisian painting which explain its aesthetics on the basis of mysticism and the notion of imaginal world. This point of view bears some methodological problems. Some of the prominent scholars (Corbin, Burckhardt, Nasr, Ringgenberg et al.) refering to Ibn ‘Arabi’s mystical notions, have tried to show that the specific aesthetics o...

The effect of aesthetics on web credibility

Credibility influences a user’s interest in a web site. Once users perceive the credibility of a web site they will be more likely to use it. A combination of factors affects such credibility – such as the provider, content, aesthetics, accessibility and solution of technical problems. The aesthetics of a web site can affect a user’s first impressions of credibility. Experiments have shown that...