Security & Future
Vol. 9 (2025), Issue 1, pg(s) 25-27

INFORMATION SECURITY

Analysis of graphic and UX design for Bulgarian tourist applications

  • 1 Artillery, AD and CIS faculty, National Military University V. Levski, Shumen, Bulgaria
  • 2 National Military University V. Levski, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria

Abstract

Four of most of popular Bulgarian application were selected, namely “100 Places Bulgaria“, “I Love Bulgaria”, “Опознай.bg“ and ”The one hundred national tourist sites of Bulgaria”, and compare them. Data collection was performed through an electronic questionnaire, which was based on Google Forms. The article presents the need for a solid theoretical foundation for understanding the complexity and multi-layeredness of user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) in the context of digital transformation.

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