Usability as a communication problem

Abstract

Introduction: A graphical interface, in order for it to be considered truly “usable”, must provide the user with sufficient information, both about the possible functionalities of the application and how to interact with it. This article addresses this issue from the point of view of communication. Understanding the interface as a means that seeks communication between two systems (man and machine) through its own language. This language has its own characteristics inherent to the medium. Methodology: This is a comparative analysis, exploring co-relational aspects of the use of usability in screen design. Conclusions: We observe how usability, in addition to the problems of understanding the interface and its interaction, also results in problems such as uniformity in design and lack of creativity in the creation of new interfaces.