Don't Make me Think. A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
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Author(s): S. Krug
Publisher: New Riders
ISBN: 0321344758
Format: softback
201pp
Price: £24.99
Review Date: 25 October 2005
Review: Web-designer Steve Krug’s first law of usability of a Web page is “Don’t make me think!”. This is the ultimate tie breaker when deciding whether something works or not in a Web design. Here he takes the reader through the guiding principles in designing a Web page and the things you need to get right. He explains how to design navigation, how to design a Home page, why you should Web-test, and why and how to make your site considerate to the user. He also deals with larger concerns, such as making the site accessible to people with disabilities. This new edition, five years and more than 100,000 copies after the first edition, includes two extra chapters – on treating users well, and on accessibility. There is also a chapter titled ‘Help! My boss wants me to–‘, which talks about usability disasters imposed from above.