Interview with Gitte Lindgaard on visual appeal and aesthetics in human-technology interaction

Autor: Sascha Mahlke

Dr. Gitte Lindgaard is Director of the Human Oriented Technology Lab (HOT Lab) at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada and Professor holding a NSERC/Cognos Chair in User-Centered Product Design. She published various articles on visual appeal and aesthetics in human-technology interaction. In this interview she summarizes the main outcomes of her research and discusses aspects for further research in this area of human-technology interaction.

visual aesthetics, user satisfaction, performance, emotion