A Research Into Quasi-Physical Design In Graphical User Interface

The arrival of the nonphysical society, not only change the way people live, has also changed people's mental world and people's values and cognition of the world foundation also occur the subtle changes. The traditional industrial design outstanding is physical product concept, and today, more products as a kind of information technology, the product has exceeded entity concept, the emergence of the so-called "super function" product-form cannot express its function of products and no longer was classified as a single thing products. Breaking substantive as the biggest change in information age challenged the way people perceive products habit. In the cognitive process of the intangible product, quasi-physical design brings people more real-life experience, fitting for physical process is from physical Spaces to "intangible" virtual space mapping process. As people are familiar with network shopping, chatting online and BBS and other network media forms, the most economic, social, political, and cultural activities are transferred to a virtual space. In this vast virtual space, people need a set of orderly way and order. At present, the design method of quasi-physical design in Graphical User Interface for people to better use of virtual product is practical significant. Based on the analysis of existing products, it is concluded a design guideline to help designer practice using quasi-physical design in the work. The guideline begins with the definition of the content of quasi-physical design, and then divides the specific product type. Finally summarizes some points on both interactive and visual design level. The application of quasi-physical design on personal computers and mobile equipment has been very common, therefore papers last part chose network TV interface design as the breakthrough, targeting user group setting of housewife. Design goal is make television become a new platform to obtain, manage and share information.