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Exploring the Role of Nature Imagery in User Interface Design: Insights from a Qualitative Study

Ashlea Rendell et al.

AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction2025https://doi.org/10.17705/1thci.00220article
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Abstract

System designers increasingly use nature imagery to facilitate positive experiences in user interface (UI) design. Psychology research has shown that exposure to nature can have calming effects and restore cognitive capacity. Yet, limited research has considered the impact of nature imagery in UI design on users’ cognition, affect, and behavior. In this paper, we conduct an exploratory study to inform how system designers can leverage the positive effects of nature imagery in UI design. Following a hybrid approach of deductive and inductive reasoning, we integrated existing theoretical and empirical insights to contextualize the stimulus-organism-response framework and conducted 20 interviews to draw on key stakeholders’ insights. Based on thematically analyzing the interviews, we formulate five recommendations to support UI designers in leveraging the positive effects of nature imagery.

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@article{ashlea2025,
  title        = {{Exploring the Role of Nature Imagery in User Interface Design: Insights from a Qualitative Study}},
  author       = {Ashlea Rendell et al.},
  journal      = {AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.17705/1thci.00220},
}

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F · citation impact0.16 × 0.4 = 0.06
M · momentum0.53 × 0.15 = 0.08
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