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Designing Novel Image Search Interfaces by Understanding Unique Characteristics and Usage

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Edward Cutrell,

Greg SmithAuthors Info & Claims

INTERACT '09: Proceedings of the 12th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Part II

Pages 340 - 353

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03658-3_40

Published: 20 August 2009 Publication History

Abstract

In most major search engines, the interface for image search is the same as traditional Web search: a keyword query followed by a paginated, ranked list of results. Although many image search innovations have appeared in both the literature and on the Web, few have seen widespread use in practice. In this work, we explore the differences between image and general Web search to better support users' needs. First, we describe some unique characteristics of image search derived through informal interviews with researchers, designers, and managers responsible for building and deploying a major Web search engine. Then, we present results from a large scale analysis of image and Web search logs showing the differences in user behaviour. Grounded in these observations, we present design recommendations for an image search engine supportive of the unique experience of image search. We iterate on a number of designs, and describe a functional prototype that we built.

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INTERACT '09: Proceedings of the 12th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Part II

August 2009

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Editors:
Tom Gross
Faculty of Media, Bauhaus University Weimar, Weimar, Germany 99423
,
Jan Gulliksen
Department for Information Technology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden 75105
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Paula Kotzé
Meraka Institute, Pretoria, South Africa 0001
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Lars Oestreicher
Department of Information Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden 75120
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Philippe Palanque
University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, France 31062
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Raquel Oliveira Prates
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil 31270010
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Marco Winckler
Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse Cedex, France 31062

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