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Manufacturer: New Riders Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.7
EAN: 9780321344755
ISBN: 0321344758
Label: New Riders Press
Manufacturer: New Riders Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Date: 2005-08-28
Publisher: New Riders Press
Studio: New Riders Press
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Five years and more than 100,000 copies after it was first published, it's hard to imagine anyone working in Web design who hasn't read Steve Krug's "instant classic" on Web usability, but people are still discovering it every day. In this second edition, Steve adds three new chapters in the same style as the original: wry and entertaining, yet loaded with insights and practical advice for novice and veteran alike. Don't be surprised if it completely changes the way you think about Web design.
Three New Chapters!
- Usability as common courtesy -- Why people really leave Web sites
- Web Accessibility, CSS, and you -- Making sites usable and accessible
- Help! My boss wants me to ______. -- Surviving executive design whims
"I thought usability was the enemy of design until I read the first edition of this book. Don't Make Me Think! showed me how to put myself in the position of the person who uses my site. After reading it over a couple of hours and putting its ideas to work for the past five years, I can say it has done more to improve my abilities as a Web designer than any other book.
In this second edition, Steve Krug adds essential ammunition for those whose bosses, clients, stakeholders, and marketing managers insist on doing the wrong thing. If you design, write, program, own, or manage Web sites, you must read this book." -- Jeffrey Zeldman, author of Designing with Web Standards
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Summary: Common sense...so why did I buy it?
Comment: Bought because it was on Joel on Software's reading list. Clear and simple, easy to understand. If picked up in a shop, I would not have bought it.
- not much content, lots of whitespace, large fonts, lots of images
- common sense (ie, most of it you probably already know)
Read a few pages, then sent it to a friend who is building her first website.
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Summary: Reinforced Common Sense
Comment: As the subtitle says, it is mostly common sense. But to have it reinforced like this turns judging web site designs into a much simpler task. I found myself feeling like I had confirmation for many thoughts I have on the subject, but it raised my awareness of different user view points to a higher level. One item that was quite new to me though was the subject of usability testing. He explains his approach quite well and makes it sound quite easy and very useful. If nothing else, it gives you a sense of empathy for various user experiences on the web. Which can only help you improve your design's ability to meet their needs.
I highly recommend anyone who is involved with web development in any way to check out this very quick and easy read.
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Summary: Just get it!
Comment: Absolutely brilliant book. You can find heavier books on the subject, but this one is a must have. Practical advice, to the point, explained so anyone can understand and remember it. Clear and beautyful design. Just about every spread has got illustrations. And you can read it all in one day. Everyone that has anything to do with web usability (or RIAs) should get this. Its also entertaining, I truly enjoyed reading this book!
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Summary: Easy reading
Comment: A lot of good points and easily read. Recommended for improving your web-site for the sake of your visitors. Absolutely recommended!
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Summary: An accessible book on building accessible sites ... and more
Comment: This book is excellent -- simple, straightforward and very accessible itself.
As someone with a big interest in print layout and type, both in practice and as an author/publisher Type & Layout: Are You Communicating or Just Making Pretty Shapes working ion the internet, I wanted to improve my practice to match my print practice.
This book has done more for my knowledge of website fundamentals than any other book I have read -- and I have looked at quite a few of them.
Something special about this book: Krug talks about the principles underlying the practical. His discussion of decision-making research and practice, what actually happens when someone approaches a website, is very useful and applicable in all sorts of ways in life.
I am currently redesigning my publishing website; after reading Krug's book, I am now redesigning the redesign.
Cheers, Geoff
Geoffrey Heard, Business Writer & Publisher
"Type & Layout: Are you communicating or just making pretty shapes", the secrets of how type can help you to sell or influence, and "How to Start and Produce a magazine or Newsletter", now at the new low price of $29.95. See these books and more at http://www.worsleypress.com or Amazon
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