Culture-adapted user interface design method for mobile phone: Correlation between user knowledge and icon

This study is to explore the design process regarding how interface designers in China deal with the user interface design styles pertinent to the mobile phone, and investigates correlation between user knowledge and icon of mobile phone. An experiment was conducted to examine the usability and user´s satisfaction of the designed mobile phone UI. Sixteen Chinese participants in China participated in this study. User knowledge eliciting and interface usability testing were conducted to study correlation between user knowledge and icon. Results indicate that culture-adapted user interface design method for mobile phone can help designers to develop appropriate user interface for Chinese users.