Developing a framework of design principles for single page websites and their application
Authors
Hansen, Signe Elimar ; Sigvardt, Charlotte Bust
Term
4. Term
Education
Publication year
2015
Submitted on
2015-06-01
Pages
122
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger single-page websites—websteder der præsenterer det meste indhold på én rullende side—for at udvikle et praktisk sæt designprincipper. Med en fænomenologisk, iterativ tilgang (løbende at lære og justere processen) begyndte vi med at se på den bredere kontekst: hvordan webteknologi og World Wide Webs historie har formet forskellige webstedsgenrer. Derefter undersøgte vi strukturen og de almindelige træk, der kendetegner en single-page. Næste skridt var en kvantitativ kortlægning af 100 single-page websites for at se, hvordan deres informationsarkitektur er designet og brugt. På den baggrund foreslog vi to undergenrer: Avantgarde og Konventionel. Med disse indsigter gennemførte vi en mixed-methods brugervenlighedsundersøgelse med 17 deltagere, hvor vi testede ét websted fra hver undergenre for at forstå brugervenlighed og brugeroplevelse. Vi transskriberede og analyserede resultaterne, som dannede grundlag for et rammeværk af designprincipper, der afspejler, hvordan folk opfatter og interagerer med single-page websites.
This thesis explores single-page websites—sites that present most content on one scrolling page—to develop a practical set of design principles. Using a phenomenological, iterative approach (continually learning and adjusting the process), we first examined the broader context: how web technology and the history of the World Wide Web have shaped different website genres. We then studied the structure and common features that define a single-page site. Next, we quantitatively categorized 100 single-page websites to see how their information architecture is designed and used. From this, we proposed two sub-genres: Avantgarde and Conventional. Building on these insights, we conducted a mixed-method usability study with 17 participants, testing one site from each sub-genre to understand usability and user experience. We transcribed and analyzed the results, which informed a framework of design principles that reflect how people perceive and interact with single-page websites.
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