ABSTRACT
Technological advances, particularly increases in computational power, mean that the ways in which displays can be used to support human-machine systems have multiplied. At the core of display design is the assumption that the information provided for the user should be appropriate to both user and system requirements at any given time. As Rolfe and Allnutt (1967) put it, “The display translates what is at first imperceptible to us into perceptible terms.” At its best, providing appropriate information support in a way that is meaningful and easily interpreted will improve the overall performance of the human-machine system (Bennett et al. 1997).
