自從工業革命以來，當代設計運動就是以機械時代做為代表；英國威廉•莫里斯（William Morris）的「藝術與手工藝運動」，德國工作聯盟與包浩斯，和美國機械時代都在說明機械時代是過去設計運動發展的主軸。世紀末的今天，『電腦設計學』，一種以電腦為主軸結合設計、藝術、法律和社會文化等相關專業的設計學科，無疑地，是未來設計運動發展的主軸，它是橫跨機械時代與資訊時代交替的要角。其中圖像操作介面（graphical user interface, 簡稱GUI）在電腦設計領域扮演關鍵性角色。圖像操作介面的操作概念，是將產品使用的範疇，由機械時代帶入資訊時代的領域中，由立體、實體的概念進入平面、圖像的領域，本文主要闡述資訊產品圖像操控介面設計之特質、限制及實務工作進行的步驟與方法，並思索一些與資訊產品圖像操作介面有關的問題，探討兩者的差異點，最後確立互動設計師（interaction designer）在圖像操作介面設計專業領域的角色。

　　　　　The purpose of contemporary design movement since the industrial revolution has always been to create design for the machine age; William Morris's "arts and crafts" movement, the German crafts league, the Bauhaus, and America's "Macnine-Age Design" are examples of such movements. Many design activities comparable to these were undertaken before we arrived at the information age with the design skills it requires. Today, "The Computer Designics- a design subject based on the Computer discipline which are related to design, art, law, and socio-culture study; etc. " movement aims to clarify design in its transition from the machine age to the information age. It aims to rebuild design, not as an extension of the old, but based upon the new. Undoubtedly, "Graphical User Interface Design" plays an important role in the field. The research was attempting to investigate the nature of GUI and the role of interactive designer; therefore, this article was to establish the study of GUI in the relationship between GUI and the user concept model.