Smartphone equipment has promoted the widespread use of new media communication, and users have changed from being passive to actively receiving information. This has changed people’s lifestyles, and has enriched the convenience and entertainment value of knowledge acquisition. However, the new media communication systems can be too complex, and the interface design for users to interact with the new media may not be sufficiently intuitive, which causes interface usability problems. Therefore, this research study focuses on the concept of affordance and the impact of user perception pertinent to smartphone applications on frequency modulation (FM) new media interface design. The experiment is a between-subjects design using one-way ANOVA to examine three different operation modes, namely the Litchi, Himalayas and Archimedes types. The experimental data were obtained through task performance and subjective evaluation. The results indicate that: (1) Visual information presentation methods, such as viewing and deleting, affect user perception. The three operating modes revealed significant differences, with the Himalayas type taking the least amount of task performance time. (2) There were significant differences among the different operation modes, with the Himalayas type the best in terms of the users’ subjective evaluation. (3) The overall analysis of task performance and satisfaction consistently showed that the Himalayas type was better than the Litchi and Archimedes types in all aspects. (4) Smartphone user interface applications provide users with cognitive support, objects, functions, and sensory affordance, which enhance the user’s interactive experience of FM new media.

Smart touch-sensitive screens provide a wide range of possibilities. Compared with static icons, animated icons should be effective in terms of narrative function learning and visual pleasure to provide a good interactive experience. The purpose of this study was to explore the affordance of animated visual cues for the interface design of smart washing machines. A 2 x 3 mixed factorial design was planned to help explore whether different affordance states and operation modes may affect users’ task performance and subjective evaluation. Adopting the convenience sampling method, 24 participants were recruited to take part in the experiment. The experimental data were collected pertinent to task performance using the system usability scale (SUS) and a 7-point Likert scale of subjective evaluation, as well as semi-structured interviews. The generated results revealed that: (1) There was a significant difference in the affordance states. Animated icons significantly affect the heuristic processing of the smart washing machine interface, and enhance the usefulness of icons, which helps improve operational efficiency. (2) There were significant differences among different operation modes. The Square type interface combines the modern smart mode and traditional learning performance to help users improve task performance. (3) The overall analysis of task performance and satisfaction consistently showed that the Square type is better than the Circle and Mesh types in all aspects, and the animated affordance had the best task performance. (4) A smart user interface design should combine user experience and touch-sensitive screen product characteristics to help improve users’ affordance perception.