There are a number of factors to take in consideration when designing a successful kiosk application. Some of these are the amount of text, the use of color, the fonts used and the readability of the kiosk page layout. The average person will only spend fifteen to twenty seconds on a screen. If your kiosk page has more information that can be processed in that time you run the risk of losing the customer.

Avoid using images on your page that move incessantly. These images will constantly be caught in the user's peripheral vision and can have a distracting or even an unpleasant effect on the user. Your kiosk page should not be a sensory overload but it should give the user some peace and quiet so that he/she can read the text on the page without distractions.

In contrast to websites, where the main navigation buttons are located on the left side of the screen, it is more user friendly to have the buttons on the right side of the kiosk screen. This is due to the fact that the majority of people are right handed and that they are generally reluctant to cross over their bodies to use navigation buttons on the left side of a kiosk screen.

Although graphics can be useful on a kiosk application, it should be used with care. The more and bigger graphics you use the longer the download time will become. If the user has to wait a long time for a screen to download you run the risk of the user losing interest in the kiosk application. If you want to include large images it is better to have small thumbnails that the user can select to see the full sized image.

You should have your company brand present and clearly visible on every page of the kiosk application. This will give the user a constant reassurance that the user is still where he/she should be while at the same contributing to effectively reinforce brand recognition.