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Designing Web Usability [Paperback]

Jakob Nielsen (Author)
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Publication Date: Dec 20 1999 | ISBN-10: 156205810X | ISBN-13: 978-1562058104 | Edition: 1

Users experience the usability of a web site before they have committed to using it and before making any purchase decisions. The web is the ultimate environment for empowerment, and he or she who clicks the mouse decides everything. Designing Web Usability is the definitive guide to usability from Jakob Nielsen, the world's leading authority. Over 250,000 Internet professionals around the world have turned to this landmark book, in which Nielsen shares the full weight of his wisdom and experience. From content and page design to designing for ease of navigation and users with disabilities, he delivers complete direction on how to connect with any web user, in any situation. Nielsen has arrived at a series of principles that work in support of his findings: 1. That web users want to find what they're after quickly; 2. If they don't know what they're after, they nevertheless want to browse quickly and access information they come across in a logical manner. This book is a must-have for anyone who thinks seriously about the web.

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Creating Web sites is easy. Creating sites that truly meet the needs and expectations of the wide range of online users is quite another story. In Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity, renowned Web usability guru Jakob Nielsen shares his insightful thoughts on the subject. Packed with annotated examples of actual Web sites, this book sets out many of the design precepts all Web developers should follow.

This guide segments discussions of Web usability into page, content, site, and intranet design. This breakdown skillfully isolates for the reader many subtly different challenges that are often mixed together in other discussions. For example, Nielsen addresses the requirements of viewing pages on varying monitor sizes separately from writing concise text for "scanability." Along the way, the author pulls no punches with his opinions, using phrases like "frames: just say no" to immediately make his feelings known. Fortunately, his advise is some of the best you'll find.

One of the unique aspects of this title is the use of actual statistics to buttress the author's opinions on various techniques and technologies. He includes survey results on sizes of screens, types of queries submitted to search portals, response times by connection type and more. This book is intended as the first of two volumes--focusing on the "what." The author promises a follow-up title that will show the "hows" and, based on this installation, we can't wait. --Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered: Cross-platform design, response time considerations, writing for the Web, multimedia implementation, navigation strategies, search boxes, corporate intranet design, accessibility for disabled users, international considerations, and future predictions.

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While everyone wants to design cool web sites, no one wants to think simple and consider whether the design actually accomplishes its goal, which is usually to sell, teach, or entertain. The sole exception is Nielsen, who has made a living speaking and writing about what works and what doesn't work in interactive media. His simple, well-written, and well-illustrated book discusses web usability, page design, content design, site design, intranet design, accessibility for users with disabilities, international use, future directions, and simplicity. Buy more than one copy.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars good intro Jan 13 2013
By Vedge
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its a good book to get introduce to the usability standard. Lots of example are covered in the book. a+
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good base April 8 2006
By Nelson Therrien
Format:Paperback
This is a good book if you've never heard about usability. I agree with the review saying it would be time for a review though...

I find it too extremist on some points. A designer would look at this (and surely his website) and say he'll never want to do another website if it has to be that way...

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is the bible Mar 7 2005
By Blair
Format:Paperback
You may not follow all of Jacob Neilson's guidelines, but you can't start any website construction or redesign project without reading this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Reference, but a bit outdated
This book is a must for every web developer, although I think it's time for a newer version, as some of the examples and theories are based on pre-2000 studies. Read more
Published on July 18 2004 by Michael Lugassy
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book and easy to use and understand!
Another excellent source of information from the INTERNET guru of them all! This book is a definite MUST HAVE for any website designer, newbie to web design and anyone and... Read more
Published on Jun 27 2004
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but seriously needs a second edition
This book came out in 1999 and you have to be prepared for that. It's still about 80% useful, which is amazing considering how fast web technology is moving. Read more
Published on May 23 2004 by Matthew T. Nelson
3.0 out of 5 stars Common sense reasoning
I'm a designer and I design web sites for a living, and this book didn't click with me. The topics in the book are repeated over and over and over and over again--simplicity and... Read more
Published on Mar 18 2004 by Dave Oppenheimer
4.0 out of 5 stars Good conecpts, BAD DESIGN
This man can really tell you how to design a website that will satisify user well. He has researched the field of web design and usability stats and knows his stuff. Read more
Published on Mar 17 2004 by G. Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars What the WWW needed was a stylebook - Nielsen delivers
This book is primarily a stylebook. The web is often mistaken for an electronic book and this is probably one of the reasons it has taken a while to find a guide aimed at web... Read more
Published on Jan 13 2004 by Marcus Abundus
5.0 out of 5 stars Give this book to anyone involved with the web.
Another Outsource Marketing favorite! We have given at least a dozen copies of this book to clients and friends of the firm. Read more
Published on Dec 7 2003 by Patrick M. Byers
5.0 out of 5 stars If web design were a religion... this would be the bible
Cover to cover this book is crammed full of good stuff. I started learning about the internet from the search engine optimmization side of the web. Read more
Published on Oct 27 2003 by A. M Wall
4.0 out of 5 stars New Century, New Book
Jakob Nielsen is well known for his reports on usability and I really enjoyed his book "Homepage Usability. Read more
Published on Oct 7 2003 by Jess
5.0 out of 5 stars Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen
this play must be read at least twice in order to get
a real sense of whats going on.Ibsen created a timeless work of art when he wrote Hedda Gabler. Read more
Published on Sep 27 2003 by Frank
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