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Don't Make Me Think!

coverDon't Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability This is how it works: If you know nothing about Usability, buy Steve Krug's book. If you know a little about usability, buy Jakob Neilsen's book on design, and buy Krug's book for your boss. If you know a fair amount about usability, buy Neilsen's book on Usability Engineering, buy Krug's book for your boss and buy Neilsen's design book for the designer sitting near you (if nothing else, it'll inspire some interesting conversations.

Oh, and if you need to explain usability to anyone, you still need Steve Krug's book. His book is sensible, funny and insightful-- even if you already know everything he's saying it's still a pleasurable read.

Posted at December 01, 2000 08:55 AM


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This is an excellent book on usability. And now that I have purchased my first Mac it has really forced me to code good websites.

Posted by Jeremy George at June 3, 2002 05:00 PM


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I complete agree with you, Christina. A lot of things are the basic principle in UI design but he did a good job on emphasizing them. I particularly found the last few chapters on usability testing to be interesting.

Posted by Vivian Li at June 8, 2004 10:27 AM


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