S.J. Morris and A.C.W. Finkelstein
This article outlines a method to guide and organise the design of hypertext applications. In the absence of any generally accepted definitions, it proposes a framework for computer-based objects that integrate a variety of media. It defines five dimensions that may be used to characterise such objects. Within this multi dimensional framework the 'basic' block' and 'link' elements of hypertext are defined and other design components are identified. Some hypertext analogies in the field of art history, used for exploratory and test applications during development work, are described. A design method for hypertext applications in nine stages is set out. It uses the elements identified and reflects the structural relationship between them.