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Aesthetic Usability Effect

The Aesthetic Usability Effect is a psychological phenomenon in human-computer interaction wherein more aesthetically pleasing designs are perceived as easier to use, regardless of their actual usability, due to the positive emotional response eliciting greater user tolerance for minor interface flaws.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Emotional design

Donald A. Norman · Ubiquity · 2004 · 788 citations

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Usability, aesthetics and emotions in human–technology interaction

Manfred Thüring, Sascha Mahlke · International Journal of Psychology · 2007 · 608 citations

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Aesthetics and apparent usability

Noam Tractinsky · 1997 · 473 citations

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The influence of design aesthetics in usability testing: Effects on user performance and perceived usability

Andreas Sonderegger, Juergen Sauer · Applied Ergonomics · 2009 · 446 citations

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Is beautiful really usable? Toward understanding the relation between usability, aesthetics, and affect in HCI

Alexandre N. Tuch, Sandra Roth, Kasper Hornbæk et al. · Computers in Human Behavior · 2012 · 288 citations

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Authors

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  1. AS
    Andreas Sonderegger

    University of Fribourg, Switzerland

    8 publications · 889 citations

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  2. JS
    Juergen Sauer

    University of Fribourg, Switzerland

    7 publications · 875 citations

    7

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  3. AU
    Andreas Uebelbacher

    University of Fribourg, Switzerland

    2 publications · 120 citations

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  4. CK
    Constantinos K. Coursaris

    Michigan State University, United States

    2 publications · 136 citations

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  5. DA
    Donald A. Norman

    University of California San Diego, United States

    2 publications · 853 citations

    2

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Institutions

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  1. University of Fribourg

    Fribourg, Switzerland

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    2K citations

  2. Technische Universität Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. University of Basel

    Basel, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. Sungkyunkwan University

    Seoul, South Korea

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    92 citations

  5. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    735 citations

  6. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    241 citations

  7. University of Cologne

    Cologne, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    49 citations

  8. Dräger (Germany)

    Lübeck, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

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  1. Ergonomics

    3 publications · 284 citations

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  2. Behaviour and Information Technology

    3 publications · 127 citations

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  3. Ubiquity

    2 publications · 853 citations

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  4. Human-Computer Interaction

    2 publications · 158 citations

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  5. Applied Ergonomics

    2 publications · 624 citations

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