Design Tips for Internet Kiosks

Our report on Internet kiosk best practices can be summed up very simply: If you think all you have to do to set up an Internet kiosk is to take an existing Website and put it on a kiosk, think again! This report examines the many factors that can either result in a successful and popular kiosk or one that does not attract anyone and will be yet another example of a failed project.
This report, based on extensive testing and research, discusses the many vital issues that will determine Internet kiosk success or failure, including the dos and don'ts of color, fonts, navigation, scrolling, content, speed, pointing devices and printing. Internet kiosk design must follow the FIRE principle. It must be:

Fast Interesting Relevant Easy

The Internet kiosk industry is growing rapidly. Divided into two categories, Internet-based and Web Payphones, hundreds of thousands of kiosks will be installed within the next two years. The chart below shows the projections.

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Table of Contents

 1.  Introduction
 2.  Executive Summary
 3.  Basic Design Tips
 4.  Content
 5.  Page Layouts
 6.  Speed Issues
 7.  Navigation and Usability
 8.  Colors, Fonts and Graphics
 9.  The Use of Surveys
10.   Audio
11.   Keyboards
12.   Pointing Devices
13 .  Printers
14 .  Enclosures
15 .  Location
16 .  Conclusion

Table of Figures

Figure 1. Worldwide Internet Kiosk Projections
Figure 2. HUD Interface, Before and After
Figure 3. Improper and Proper Text Spacing
Figure 4. Button with Large Sweet Spot
Figure 5. Common MTV-Look Color Schemes
Figure 6. The Effects of Font Shadows and Outlines
Figure 7. Background and Text Color Combinations
Figure 8. The Effects of Normal and Bold Typefaces
Figure 9. The Effect of Background Patterns

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