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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability Publisher: New Riders Press

Number Of Pages: 205

Publication Date: 2000-10-13

Sales Rank: 19770

ISBN / ASIN: 0789723107

EAN: 9780789723109

Binding: Paperback

Manufacturer: New Riders Press

Studio: New Riders Press

Average Rating: 4.5

Usability design is one of the most important--yet often least attractive--tasks for a Web developer. In Don't Make Me Think, author Steve Krug lightens up the subject with good humor and excellent, to-the-point examples. The title of the book is its chief personal design premise. All of the tips, techniques, and examples presented revolve around users being able to surf merrily through a well-designed site with minimal cognitive strain. Readers will quickly come to agree with many of the book's assumptions, such as "We don't read pages--we scan them" and "We don't figure out how things work--we muddle through." Coming to grips with such hard facts sets the stage for Web design that then produces topnotch sites. Using an attractive mix of full-color screen shots, cute cartoons and diagrams, and informative sidebars, the book keeps your attention and drives home some crucial points. Much of the content is devoted to proper use of conventions and content layout, and the "before and after" examples are superb. Topics such as the wise use of rollovers and usability testing are covered using a consistently practical approach. This is the type of book you can blow through in a couple of evenings. But despite its conciseness, it will give you an expert's ability to judge Web design. You'll never form a first impression of a site in the same way again. --Stephen W. Plain Topics covered: User patterns

Designing for scanning

Wise use of copy

Navigation design

Home page layout

Usability testing

Book Description: People won't use your web site if they can't find their way around it. Whether you call it usability, ease-of-use, or just good design, companies staking their fortunes and their futures on their Web sites are starting to recognize that it's a bottom-line issue. In Don't Make Me Think, usability expert Steve Krug distills his years of experience and observation into clear, practical--and often amusing--common sense advice for the people in the trenches (the designers, programmers, writers, editors, and Webmasters), the people who tell them what to do (project managers, business planners, and marketing people), and even the people who sign the checks. Krug's clearly explained, easily absorbed principles will help you sleep better at night knowing that all the hard work going into your site is producing something that people will actually want to use.

Review: Easy to read and immediately useful Everyone who has any part in designing a UI should read this book. Krug outlines the essentials regarding design, hierarchy, navigation, and usability testing (perhaps the most important part of the book). The new edition also includes material on accessibility - he sounds preachier here, but for a good cause. The format is attractive and easily digestible, and the book is short enough to be undaunting, with relevant and colorful illustrations. BTW, I've found a serious flaw in the Amazon reviewer rating system. It only counts "helpful" votes ... this means that reviews (esp. for controversial books) basically become shouting matches, where people vote "no" to reviews with points of view they don't like, and vice-versa - regardless of merit or content of the review. This undermines the ratings of good reviewers who write thorough reviews of emotionally charged items. Password: jamesbond007 Buy Book at Lowest Price on Amazon

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