argues that designers tend to underestimate usability in
favor of aesthetics. Similarly, Foley et al. (1990) and Goodman and Israel (1994) point
out that while acknowledging the role of aesthetics in human computer interaction,
warn against a tendency among designers to emphasize the aesthetic elements of the
user interface, because these might degrade usability. The contribution of aesthetics to
HCI, they argue, should be measured in terms of facilitating information processing,
not in terms of engaging the user in a pleasing experience. Probably, because aesthetics
mainly reflect on the latter, HCI literature in general, and on usability in particular,
mostly seem to neglect the aesthetics issue completely. This is probably because the
concept of aesthetics has been vaguely considered synonyms with appearance,
attractiveness, beauty or style. Thus, it would appear that mainstream HCI, either
underestimates the importance of aesthetics or ignores it altogether