1. Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.
用图标来区分重要的文本项。

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2. The interface follows the mental model of graphic artists who are after a particular look, not a set of abstract numerical values.
这个界面遵循了图形设计者的心理模型,他们往往不喜欢一组枯燥抽象的数值,而更喜欢看到具体的外观。

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3. Graphic design and user interfaces
图形设计和用户界面

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4. Much like the difference in skills between graphic designers and visual interface and information designers, there is a similar split among the ranks of industrial designers.
正如在图形设计师、视觉界面和信息设计师之间存在技能上的差异一样,不同的工业设计师之间也存在着类似区别。

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5. Visual interface designers share some skills with new-media-oriented graphic designers, but they must possess a deeper understanding and appreciation of the role of behavior.
视觉界面设计者需要一些“新媒介”(即数字化的媒介)图形设计者所具备的技能,但也必须要对行为的角色主体有着更加深入的理解和评价。

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6. This method is much more useful for a graphic document than for a text document. It is much like an artist spraying a drawing with fixative.
该方法对于图形文档来说要比文本文档更有用,这很像艺术家用定影剂来喷射绘画作品。

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7. A user selects a graphic object, for example, and requests a transformation-Undo. The last transformation to have been applied to that selected object would be reversed.
例如,用户选择图形对象,并且请求一个变形的撤销,最后将会恢复已经应用到所选对象上的最后变形。

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8. While graphic designers typically have a strong understanding of visual principles, they usually lack an adequate understanding of the key concepts surrounding software interaction and behavior.
图形设计师通常对视觉原则有着很深刻的理解,而对于与软件行为和交互等相关关键概念的理解相对薄弱。

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9. Visual interface design is a frequently misunderstood discipline, largely because of its similarities to visual art and graphic design.
视觉界面设计是经常被误解的学科,这主要是其与视觉艺术,以及图形设计的相似性造成的。

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10. Traditional graphic designers are not always accustomed to dealing with the demands of pixel-based output. However, a new breed of graphic designer has been trained in digital or “new” media and is more comfortable applying the concepts of traditional graphic design to the new medium.
传统图形设计者不习惯处理像素级的图像,但是新培养出的一代图形设计者在数字的“新”媒体方面得到了训练,能较为成功地将传统图形设计的概念应用到这种新的媒体中。

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