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A primary technique to achieve improved user-interface is clear, distinct, consistent visible language.
Deshpande, Shashank. STC India (2003). Presentations>Graphic Design>User Interface
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The search for compelling color is a struggle. As in fashion, success at one time and place is no help at any other.
Stein, Bob. Digital Web Magazine (2001). Design>Graphic Design>User Interface>Color
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Seeing the World in Symbols: Icons and the Evolving Language of Digital Wayfinding
Of all the objects that occupy our digital spaces, there are none that capture the imagination so much as icons. As symbols, icons can communicate powerfully, be delightful, add to the aesthetic value of software, engage people's curiosity and playfulness, and encourage experimentation. These symbols are key components of a graphic user interface--mediators between our thoughts and actions, our intentions and accomplishments.
Follett, Jonathan. UXmatters (2006). Articles>Usability>User Interface>Graphic Design
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La visualización de la estructura textual de un documento resulta de gran ayuda en su análisis y complementa técnicas como la lingüística computacional, al utilizar la capacidad de detección de patrones del cerebro humano.
Dursteler, Juan Carlos. InfoVis (2002). (Spanish) Design>Graphic Design>User Interface
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Being "minimalist" and "streamlined" is not always most effective. Have you ever written yourself a quick, shorthand note, only to find later that you had no way to unpack your own great idea? Icons work similarly. They are pictures – meant to provide a visual shorthand to users moving through a task. While research indicates that icons are best when initially paired with text to increase recognition and learnability, users experienced with a given set of icons will begin to ignore the text, scanning for and acting from the image alone.
Michaels, Mary M. UI Design Newsletter (2007). Articles>Graphic Design>User Interface
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Beware of Style in Icon Design!
The icons or baby faces used as part of user interface have now turned into a major aspect of product branding. With powerful computers, enhanced graphics capabilities, advanced tools for illustration, and professionals to advocate rich user experience, icon design has become more important and complex than ever before! Windows Vista has raised the standard of quality icons even higher. An interface design project forced me to think about ’style’ in icon design. It raised some basic questions in my mind.
Katre, Dinesh S. Journal of HCI Vistas (2007). Design>User Interface>Graphic Design
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The Ever-Evolving Arrow: Universal Control Symbol 
The arrow and its brethren are everywhere on our computer screens. For example, a quick examination of the Firefox 3.0 browser, shown in Figure 1 in its standard configuration, yields eight examples of arrows—Forward, Back, and Reload buttons, scroll bar controls, and drop-down menus that reveal search engine, history, and bookmark choices.
Follett, Jonathan. UXmatters (2009). Articles>User Interface>Human Computer Interaction>Graphic Design
