Is there anything called GUI standards?

Question

GUIs are one of the important areas in most of the software products. I would like to know whether there is something called GUI Standards that defines the best practices in GUI design, but in depth. As an example are there any definitions that contain the best size for a text box or the ratio between the width and hight of a Windows form. (Just to provide maximum ease to the user + best appearance)

While searching I found several articles: GUI Standards

But they seem to be some "Local" standards defined by some organization only for themselves. Do we have something more common/published than this?

I know there is a standard from Microsoft as well.. But it is just what they do. Not a practices list for best appearance\usability\user experience.

Answer 1

Look for platform-specific user interface design guides. Microsoft has one, as does Apple and even GNOME.

Things like this are quite "cultural", i.e. they change when you move between different operating systems and so on.

Answer 2

I don't think there is any GUI standard, but for sure there are some good GUI practices.

This article seems helpful

Principles of Good GUI Design

I found a similar SO question also

Best Practices & Principles for GUI design