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In [16] it was investigated how one can work with style guides called “UI guidelines” in this article when designing user interfaces in commercial software development. The document explained what aspects style guides deal with on an abstract and a specific level related to the development process and the software product. During this research various problems related to the use of style guides were encountered. These problems and possible solutions — or at least part solutions — shall be presented here.
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Vogt, T. (2001). Difficulties in Using Style Guides for Designing User Interfaces. In: Vanderdonckt, J., Farenc, C. (eds) Tools for Working with Guidelines. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0279-3_19
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