Simulation Of Visual Assessment For The Given Deployment Of Graphical User Interface Elements

We observe a constant growth of methods and models enabling automated generation of graphical data, derived either from physical world or taken from simulations. Good information design is crucial for humancomputer interface, improving productivity and enhancing human understanding. This paper proposes two novel algorithms to simulate the visual assessment of deployment of GUI elements. GUI elements are treated as the uniform rectangular blocks on the layout. Those blocks eventually are replaced by the system dependent object representations, e.g. visual metaphors of the heating system. The results returned by the algorithms were compared with results obtained by a survey. The proposed metrics can be used in visual evaluation of various simulation models, as long as they consist of logically separable elements. The paper discusses the theoretical background, the properties of proposed algorithms alongside with the sample application prototype outputs.