SIST EN ISO 9241-112:2025
(Main)Ergonomics of human-system interaction - Part 112: Principles for the presentation of information (ISO 9241-112:2025)
Ergonomics of human-system interaction - Part 112: Principles for the presentation of information (ISO 9241-112:2025)
This document establishes ergonomic design principles for interactive systems related to the software-controlled presentation of information by user interfaces. It applies to the three main modalities (visual, auditory, tactile or haptic) typically used in information and communication technology (ICT). These principles apply to the perception and understanding of presented information. These principles are applicable in the analysis, design and evaluation of interactive systems. This document also provides recommendations corresponding to the principles. The recommendations for each of the principles are not exhaustive and are not necessarily independent from one another.
While this document is applicable to all types of interactive systems, it does not cover the specifics of particular application domains which require context-specific recommendations. This document also applies to outputs from interactive systems (such as printed documents and document exports in common computer formats, e.g. pdf, text and tabular formats).
Ergonomie der Mensch-System-Interaktion - Teil 112: Grundsätze der Informationsdarstellung (ISO 9241-112:2025)
Dieses Dokument stellt ergonomische Gestaltungsgrundsätze für interaktive Systeme im Zusammenhang mit der softwaregesteuerten Informationsdarstellung durch Benutzungsschnittstellen auf. Es gilt für die drei Hauptinteraktionsmodalitäten (visuell, akustisch, taktil bzw. haptisch), die üblicherweise in der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik (IKT) verwendet werden. Diese Grundsätze gelten für die Wahrnehmung und das Verstehen von dargestellten Informationen. Diese Grundsätze sind bei der Analyse, der Gestaltung und der Beurteilung interaktiver Systeme anwendbar. Außerdem stellt dieses Dokument den jeweiligen Grundsätzen entsprechende Empfehlungen bereit. Die Empfehlungen für jeden dieser Grundsätze sind nicht vollständig und voneinander nicht zwangsläufig unabhängig.
Während dieses Dokument für alle Arten interaktiver Systeme anwendbar ist, behandelt es jedoch nicht die Besonderheiten einzelner Anwendungsfelder, für die kontextspezifische Empfehlungen erforderlich sind. Dieses Dokument gilt des Weiteren für die Ausgaben interaktiver Systeme (wie gedruckte Dokumente und Dokumentexporte in gängigen Computerformaten, z. B. PDF-, Text- und Tabellenformate).
Ergonomie de l'interaction homme-système - Partie 112: Principes relatifs à la présentation de l'information (ISO 9241-112:2025)
Le présent document énonce des principes de conception ergonomique pour des systèmes interactifs dont la présentation d'information de l’interface utilisateur est contrôlée par logiciel. Il s'applique aux trois principales modalités (visuelle, sonore, tactile ou haptique) généralement utilisées dans les technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC). Ces principes s'appliquent à la perception et à la compréhension de l'information présentée. Ces principes sont applicables à l'analyse, à la conception et à l'évaluation des systèmes interactifs. Le présent document fournit également des recommandations correspondant aux principes. Les recommandations associées à chacun des principes ne sont pas exhaustives et ne sont pas nécessairement indépendantes les unes des autres.
Bien que le présent document soit applicable à tous les types de systèmes interactifs, il ne couvre pas les spécificités de domaines d'application particuliers qui nécessitent des recommandations spécifiques au contexte. Le présent document s'applique également aux sorties de systèmes interactifs (telles que les documents imprimés et les exportations de documents dans des formats informatiques courants, par exemple PDF, texte et tableaux).
Ergonomija medsebojnega vplivanja človek-sistem - 112. del: Načela za prikaz informacij (ISO 9241-112:2025)
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2025
Ergonomija medsebojnega vplivanja človek-sistem - 112. del: Načela za prikaz
informacij (ISO 9241-112:2025)
Ergonomics of human-system interaction - Part 112: Principles for the presentation of
information (ISO 9241-112:2025)
Ergonomie der Mensch-System-Interaktion - Teil 112: Grundsätze der
Informationsdarstellung (ISO 9241-112:2025)
Ergonomie de l'interaction homme-système - Partie 112: Principes relatifs à la
présentation de l'information (ISO 9241-112:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 9241-112:2025
ICS:
13.180 Ergonomija Ergonomics
35.180 Terminalska in druga IT Terminal and other
periferna oprema IT peripheral equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EN ISO 9241-112
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ICS 13.180; 35.180 Supersedes EN ISO 9241-112:2017
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Ergonomics of human-system interaction - Part 112:
Principles for the presentation of information (ISO 9241-
112:2025)
Ergonomie de l'interaction homme-système - Partie Ergonomie der Mensch-System-Interaktion - Teil 112:
112: Principes relatifs à la présentation de Grundsätze der Informationsdarstellung (ISO 9241-
l'information (ISO 9241-112:2025) 112:2025)
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ISO 9241-112
Second edition
Ergonomics of human-system
2025-06
interaction —
Part 112:
Principles for the presentation of
information
Ergonomie de l'interaction homme-système —
Partie 112: Principes relatifs à la présentation de l'information
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Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Introduction to the presentation of information . 3
4.1 Presentation of information within the ISO 9241 series and their relationship .3
4.2 Modalities and media.4
4.3 Accessibility .5
4.4 Action guidance .5
4.5 Information presentation and aesthetics .5
5 Introduction to the principles for presentation of information . 5
5.1 Overview .5
5.2 Relationship to other sets of principles in the ISO 9241-100 series .5
5.3 Relationship between individual principles .6
6 Principles and recommendations . . 6
6.1 Detectability .6
6.1.1 Principle of detectability .6
6.1.2 Guidance related to using prominence .6
6.1.3 Guidance related to timely presentation of information .7
6.1.4 Guidance related to making user-interface elements detectable by the user .8
6.1.5 Guidance related to using continuity to aid detectability .8
6.2 Discriminability . .9
6.2.1 Principle of discriminability .9
6.2.2 Guidance related to the structuring of presented information .9
6.2.3 Guidance related to using presentation attributes . .9
6.2.4 Guidance related to grouping using proximity .10
6.2.5 Guidance related to using similarity .10
6.3 Conciseness . .11
6.3.1 Principle of conciseness .11
6.3.2 Guidance related to conciseness of content.11
6.3.3 Guidance related to conciseness of actions .11
6.4 Unambiguous interpretability . 12
6.4.1 Principle of unambiguous interpretability . 12
6.4.2 Guidance related to ensuring comprehensibility . 12
6.4.3 Guidance related to ensuring unambiguous meaning . 12
6.4.4 Guidance related to using closure . 13
6.4.5 Guidance related to textual coherence .14
6.4.6 Guidance related to selection and use of modality and media .14
6.4.7 Guidance related to temporal appropriateness .14
6.4.8 Guidance related to user capabilities .14
6.5 Freedom from distraction . 15
6.5.1 Principle of freedom from distraction . 15
6.5.2 Guidance on avoiding and minimizing distractions . 15
6.6 Consistency (internal and external) .16
6.6.1 Principle of consistency .16
6.6.2 Guidance related to consistency across items of information .16
6.6.3 Guidance related to logical consistency .17
6.6.4 Guidance related to consistency with conventions known to the user .
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