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Metaphors and User Interfaces in the Twenty-First Century

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Future user interfaces will be more multi-modal, contextual, and associated with devices. Designing components well for users remains the primary challenge.

Originally, copyright © 2002 by Aaron Marcus and Associates, Inc. (AM+A).

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Marcus, A. (2015). Metaphors and User Interfaces in the Twenty-First Century. In: HCI and User-Experience Design. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6744-0_1

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