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Effectiveness of Color-Picking Interfaces Among Non-designers

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Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering (CDVE 2019)

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There are relatively few studies on the effectiveness of color picking interface. This study therefore set out to measure both the efficiency in terms of task completion time and preference of four color-picking interfaces found in many design software applications including RGB, HSL, map and palette. A controlled experiment was conducted involving n = 16 participants without formal design training. The results show that the map and RGB interfaces were preferred by the participants while the palette interface resulted in the shortest task completion times. The HSL was the least favorable color picking interface for the given cohort of users. The results indicate that the palette, map and RGB color pickers found in entry level software probably are the most suitable for users without training in the use of colors.

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    Kristian Brathovde, Mads Brændeland Farner, Fredrik Krag Brun & Frode Eika Sandnes

  2. Kristiania University College, Prinsens Gate 7-9, Postboks 1190 Sentrum, 0130, Oslo, Norway

    Frode Eika Sandnes

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Brathovde, K., Farner, M.B., Brun, F.K., Sandnes, F.E. (2019). Effectiveness of Color-Picking Interfaces Among Non-designers. In: Luo, Y. (eds) Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering. CDVE 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11792. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30949-7_21

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