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This article attempts to argue that social, political and economic perspectives supported by a cultural understanding of societies and regions are the cornerstones for a more comprehensive external analysis. Extreme trends and developments in nations´ political, economical and social situation are a source for innovation in the development of user interface designs. As social, political and economical developments in a society are difficult to change overnight; various case studies have illustrated the potential role of interface design in improving the negative aspects of these developments, usually represented by extreme cultural trends. A bottom-up analysis of the case studies resulted in the six (6) preliminary categories, which function as a guide for a broader approach in terms of future external analysis and goal finding. However at this moment, it cannot be guaranteed that design concepts generated from a cultural difference perspective are more innovative than others.
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Liem, A. (2011). A Culturally Driven Approach for the Development of Innovative User Interface Design Concepts. In: Marcus, A. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability. Theory, Methods, Tools and Practice. DUXU 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6769. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21675-6_10
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