Cognitive Artifacts and Windows 95. Refers to the article by David A. Norman

The article on Cognitive Artifacts by David A. Norman deals with the theories and principles of artifacts as they relate to the user during execution and completion of tasks. These principles and theories that Norman speaks about may be applied to any graphical user interface, however I have chosen to relate the article to the interface known as Windows 95. Within Windows 95, Microsoft has included a little tool called the wizard that guides us through the …

…suggests in his article. Norman has stressed that cognitive artifact should follow three aspects which I feel Windows has dealt with. Windows 95 in itself has been made so that it is adaptable to the user whether he/she be an experienced user or not, by creating artifacts like icons and menu bars that are all related to one another. This makes it easier for the user to adapt to its environment and continue computing happily.