A Review on Cultural Design Elements for Mobile Applications User Interface

Authors

  • Shamsul Arrieya Ariffin Senior Lecturer
  • Nur Saadah Fathil
  • Maizatul Hayati Mohamad Yatim
  • Mr Muhammad Zulhilmi Samsuri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v16i15.30851

Keywords:

mobile application, user interface, cultural design element, design guidelines

Abstract


This study examined the existing use of cultural design elements in design guidelines for mobile applications. Cultural design elements are used to include cultural values in the development of mobile applications. A review of existing design guidelines was conducted to identify cultural design elements practicality pertaining to the mobile application. The keywords "Application", "Design Guidelines", and "User Interface" were searched on ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore, and Scopus between 2017 and 2021, including 2022, with 281 articles before filtering and 3 articles selected after filtering. This review shows that cultural design elements in the mobile application played an important role in getting a high usability rate for user’s use. Although it is an important element, its use is still limited usage in the development of mobile applications. As a result, future research will focus on developing guidelines for mobile applications with cultural design elements appropriate for today's technological era in a local context.

Author Biographies

Shamsul Arrieya Ariffin, Senior Lecturer

Dr Shamsul is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Art, Computing, and Creative Industries, and also hold an administration post as a deputy director of the International Affairs Division at the University of Education Sultan Idris (UPSI), Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia. He has more than 20 years working in IT field. Prior to joining UPSI, he worked with various international companies, including software engineering, system engineering, and IT training in Malaysia. He received his PhD from the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. His research specialises in mobile learning such as with the aim being to bridge the digital gap between the cultural and technology aspects in which ICT is involved.

Nur Saadah Fathil

Mrs Nursaadah Fathil is a lecturer teaching Human-Computer Interaction in Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia.

Mr Muhammad Zulhilmi Samsuri

Muhammad Zulhilmi is a master student in Human Computer Interaction from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Malaysia.

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Published

2022-08-17

How to Cite

Ariffin, S. A., Fathil, N. S., Yatim, M. H. M., & Samsuri, M. Z. (2022). A Review on Cultural Design Elements for Mobile Applications User Interface. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 16(15), pp. 78–92. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v16i15.30851

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 15 (2022)

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Papers

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