[论文解读] Probing a Self-Developed Aesthetics Measurement Application (SDA) in Measuring Aesthetics of Mandarin Learning Web Page Interfaces

Jasni Mohamad Zain, Mengkar Tey+1 more|arXiv (Cornell University)|Jan 8, 2011

Color perception and designPsychology参考文献 12被引用 16

一句话总结

本研究评估了一款自研的美学测量应用（SDA），该应用通过分析布局元素（如平衡、对称与节奏）客观量化中文学习网页界面的视觉美学。SDA的评分与用户感知高度一致，表明可通过结构化设计原则与计算建模实现主观美学的客观测量。

ABSTRACT

This article describes the accurateness of our application namely Self-Developed Aesthetics Measurement Application (SDA) in measuring the aesthetics aspect by comparing the results of our application and users' perceptions in measuring the aesthetics of the web page interfaces. For this research, the positions of objects, images element and texts element are defined as objects in a web page interface. Mandarin learning web pages are used in this research. These learning web pages comprised of main pages, learning pages and exercise pages, on the first author's E-portfolio web site. The objects of the web pages were manipulated in order to produce the desired aesthetic values. The six aesthetics related elements used are balance, equilibrium, symmetry, sequence, rhythm, as well as order and complexity. Results from the research showed that the ranking of the aesthetics values of the web page interfaces measured of the users were congruent with the expected perceptions of our designed Mandarin learning web page interfaces (reported also in [18]). Thus, it implies that the subjectivity of aesthetics can be measured in an objective manner. For further understanding on our effort in doing aesthetics measurement, we discussed in details the object modelling used as well as the process in developing this application. We also explained the steps on how to run our application. Additionally, the strength and the weakness of our SDA application shared in this paper suggest that there is still room for the improvement for aesthetics measurement.

研究动机与目标

• 开发一种客观测量网页界面视觉美学的方法。
• 通过中文学习网页界面中的人类美学感知验证SDA应用的有效性。
• 评估设计元素（平衡、对称、节奏、秩序与复杂性）在塑造感知美学中的作用。
• 探索通过计算建模减少美学评价主观性的可行性。
• 识别SDA在可用性与设计评估方面未来优化的优缺点。

提出的方法

• SDA通过分析文本、图像与对象元素的空间布局，基于六项美学原则（平衡、均衡、对称、序列、节奏、秩序与复杂性）评估网页界面。
• 网页界面由第一作者的电子作品集生成，包含主页、学习页与练习页，元素位置经控制性调整。
• 通过基于规则的算法计算美学值，依据设计原则的遵循程度及其视觉影响赋分。
• 通过问卷调查收集用户对相同界面美学质量的评分，以获取用户感知数据。
• 将SDA输出结果与用户评分进行对比，评估相关性与准确性。
• 该应用作为独立工具实现，具备布局配置与美学评分的明确定义输入参数。

实验结果

研究问题

• RQ1 计算应用能否基于设计原则准确测量网页界面的美学质量？
• RQ2 SDA计算的美学评分在多大程度上与人类用户对美学的感知相吻合？
• RQ3 特定设计元素（如对称、平衡与节奏）如何影响教育类网页界面的感知美学价值？
• RQ4 能否通过结构化、基于规则的系统客观量化主观美学判断？
• RQ5 当前SDA模型在捕捉复杂或情境依赖的美学细微差别方面存在哪些局限？

主要发现

• SDA计算的美学排名与用户感知排名高度一致，表明其在美学测量方面具有高可靠性。
• 该应用成功基于对称、平衡与节奏等设计原则量化美学值，在多种界面变体中结果一致。
• 用户认为SDA得分较高的界面更具视觉吸引力，证实该模型与人类判断一致。
• 本研究证明，可通过布局构成的算法分析客观建模主观美学评价。
• 尽管表现良好，SDA在捕捉复杂或情境相关的美学细微差别方面仍存在局限，提示仍有改进空间。
• 结果支持使用计算工具在网页设计中实现美学评价的标准化与自动化，尤其在教育场景中具有可行性。