- recommended
- Tuch, A.N. (2012). The role of visual complexity and prototypicality regarding first impression of websites: Working towards understanding aesthetic judgments. International journal of human-computer studies, 1071-5819. (ncsu)
- Lindgaard, Gitte, et al. (2006) Attention web designers: You have 50 milliseconds to make a good first impression! Behaviour & information technology 25, 2, 115-126. (ncsu)
- optional readings
- Tuch, Alexandre N., et al. "Is beautiful really usable? Toward understanding the relation between usability, aesthetics, and affect in HCI." Computers in Human Behavior 28.5 (2012): 1596-1607. (ncsu)
- Tractinsky, Noam (2013): Visual Aesthetics. In: Soegaard, Mads and Dam, Rikke Friis (eds.). "The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Ed.". Aarhus, Denmark: The Interaction Design Foundation. Available online here.
- Fishwick, Paul. (2013): Aesthetic Computing. In: Soegaard, Mads and Dam, Rikke Friis (eds.). "The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Ed.". Aarhus, Denmark: The Interaction Design Foundation. Available online here.
- additional readings