University of Minnesota
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Sam Racine

Description of Project: This research project examined the implications for e-commerce Web site designers of moving traditional paper-based genres to the Internet, particularly catalogues. Using a historical approach, information was gathered on the design of e-commerce interfaces as influenced by printed antecedents, with special attention to changes that make use of the Internet's interactive potential.