Abstract
What do experts in user interfaces actually design? Many definitions have been proposed, some of which may leave out key ingredients. The author proposes a general definition.
Marcus A (2002) Dare We Define User - Interface Design? Interactions 9(5) ACM Publications, New York pg 19–24
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Marcus, A. (2015). Dare We Define User-Interface Design?. In: HCI and User-Experience Design. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6744-0_4
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