Aesthetics is a subdiscipline of axiology, a branch of philosophy, and is closely associated with the philosophy of art, graphic design, and visual rhetoric. Aesthetics studies new ways of seeing and of perceiving the world.
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Hvilket æstetisk grundbegreb kan virke som rettesnor i relation til en designproces og princippet om helhed? Om begrebet æstetik bør det først noteres, at det i denne sammenhæng på ingen måde må forholdes til den klassiske opfattelse etableret i aristotelisk forstand. Der er ingen grund til at blande så subjektive begreber som ”det gode / det onde” ind i en diskussion vedrørende en brugergrænseflade. Dette er naturligvis baseret på Platons lære om Mimesis , og den sande (vel egentligt transcendentale) form.
Quark, The (2002). (Danish) Design>Web Design>Aesthetics
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Although the medium of film, by virtue of its photographic process, is image-dominated, some of its finest efforts have been in re-presenting word-centric tales. The text—appealing to the intellect—is refashioned/reinvented into a medium appealing to the senses of sight and hearing, through the personal vision of an auteur/director who adapts material from the language of text to the language of film. Certainly technical considerations come into play, but the auteur’s choices are essentially aesthetic. In rendering words into images, he or she responds to the audiovisual aesthetic of film.
Ades, Sally. Lore (2003). Articles>Rhetoric>Aesthetics
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What happens when web designers really 'get' designing for the web? Sarah Horton, co-author of the Web Style Guide, ponders the meaning of beauty and quality in the context of being a good web designer.
Horton, Sarah. Boxes and Arrows (2002). Design>Web Design>Aesthetics
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Design is the visual expression of thoughts and feelings, and combines rational and emotional conditions. In digital media the focus is shifted to functionality, primarily because the development is rapid and it takes a lot just to understand the options. This is as truer for users as it is true for designers. Once this phase is over and the standards are set, there will be a growing demand for more refined design solutions: projects that communicate and not just deliver information. Rationality rules at the surface, anything that turns the focus of the users awareness to something specific happens earlier and the motivation comes from the deeper levels of the soul. The whole fuzzy composition is very influential before the content is clearly rendered, if it ever gets clear at all; Sites are in the same situation as billboards, they have to grab the attention of the visitor in the first moment without having him to think about something specific. In a more and more competitive environment there is always an
Jenett, Daniel. Digital Web Magazine (1999). Design>Graphic Design>Aesthetics>Emotions
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Is Beauty the New Usability Attribute?
The beauty of a product can influence the users' overall impression or general user satisfaction of the product. Think iPod. But how do you measure that?
Hall, Mark D. and Kathleen Straub. Human Factors International (2005). Articles>Usability>Aesthetics>User Experience
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Many people use a Macintosh computer and choose to do so because of their hip, popular designs. The look of Apple's competitively priced desktop, the iMac G5, exemplifies the company's attempts to beautify digital technology with a sleek shape that inserts the computer into the monitor. Yet the tool's attractive appearance also disguises socially problematic aspects of the production and disposal of new media devices.
Schaefer, Peter D. and Meenakshi Gigi Durham. Communication Currents (2007). Articles>Computing>Aesthetics>Macintosh
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Whether you have been paying attention or not we are living in an age of aesthetics. So says Virginia Postrel in her latest book, The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness. Postrel examines how the role of aesthetics and style are transforming our culture and economy in a variety of ways.
MacLaughlin, Steve. Boxes and Arrows (2003). Articles>Reviews>Aesthetics
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An Empirical Investigation of Color Temperature and Gender Effects on Web Aesthetics 
Limited research exists on the relevance of hedonic dimensions of human-computer interaction to usability, with only a small set of this research being empirical in nature. Furthermore, previous research has obtained mixed support for gender differences regarding perceptions of attractiveness and usability in Web site design. This empirical research addresses the above gap by studying the effects of color temperature and gender on perceptions of Web site aesthetics.
Coursaris, Constantinos K., Sarah J. Sweirenga and Ethan Watrall. Journal of Usability Studies (2008). Articles>Web Design>Aesthetics>Gender
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Prediction: 2009 Will Be the Year of Documentation
One of my projects for this year, both personally and professionally, is to make documentation look better. Yes, I'm working on the content as well. But I really want to improve the visual design of information. I want documentation to be pleasurable to look at. No more crappy Word documents with default fonts and ugly margins. No more low-quality screen captures. No more icky.
Hogbin, Emma Jane. emmajane.net (2009). Articles>Documentation>Aesthetics
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Website Aesthetics: What Has It Got To Do With Usability?
How we choose what to buy is a key question that should be asked when designing an ecommerce website. Find out the importance of and relationship between aesthetics and usability.
Gray, Alistair. Webcredible (2009). Articles>Web Design>Aesthetics>Usability
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Bringing heart to web experiences can be difficult, since websites and applications are fundamentally a construct of logic (via code). While you can’t create a website that functions as a pure expression of wabi-sabi, finding ways to infuse our creations with a hint of wabi-sabi adds a new dimension to our work. It forces us to consider how the natural order of our physical world should inform the virtual worlds of information that we create. One way this natural order finds expression in the web design world is through the notion of elegance.
Sherwin, David. List Apart, A (2009). Articles>Web Design>Aesthetics
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Making an Impact: Measuring Web Design Effectiveness
Want to build a great website incorporating aesthetic design and usability? Find out what to measure to help ensure your site has great aesthetic design.
Gray, Alistair. Webcredible (2009). Articles>Web Design>Aesthetics>Usability
