• DocumentCode
    1250547
  • Title

    Face up to the interface [user interfaces]

  • Author

    Velte, Charles E.

  • Author_Institution
    Enghouse Syst. Ltd., Toronto, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    9/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    115
  • Lastpage
    117
  • Abstract
    An attempt is made to establish the view that any medium used to convey information is an interface. Knowing this, technical communicators should be able to make use of human-factors research and techniques that deal with user interfaces. The author discusses the human-factors principles of standardization, iteration and measurement, which all show promise when applied to technical communication
  • Keywords
    human factors; standards; user interfaces; human-factors principles; human-factors research; iteration; standardization; technical communicators; user interfaces; Computer interfaces; Dictionaries; Face; Human factors; Probability; Professional communication; Standardization; Usability; User interfaces; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/47.59085
  • Filename
    59085