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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Steve Krug
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Aug 18 2005 0321344758 978-0321344755 2
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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Yesterday's Web looked far different from today's Web, and tomorrow's Web will look more different still. Amidst all of this change, however, one aspect of Web use remains the same: The sites that offer the best, easiest, most intuitive experience are the ones people visit again and again. To ensure that your sites provide that experience, you need this essential guide from usability guru Steve Krug that distills his years of on-the-job experience into a practical primer on the do's and don'ts of good Web design.

In this second edition, Steve adds three new chapters--in the same wry and entertaining style as the original--that explain why people really leave Web sites (Usability as Common Courtesy), how to make sites usable and accessible (Web Accessibility, CSS, and You), and the art of surviving executive design whims (Help! My Boss Wants Me to ____), plus a new preface and updated recommended reading.

About the Author

Steve Krug is a usability consultant who has more than 15 years of experience as a user advocate for companies like Apple, Netscape, AOL, Lexus, and others. Based in part on the success of the first edition of Don’t Make Me Think, he has become a highly sought-after speaker on usability design.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good book, poor binding Sep 10 2007
By J. Bear
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The content is great and the book lives up to its reputation.
I am very unhappy with the binding (New Riders) for this 2nd edition, however. Not more than an hour into reading the book the binding is falling apart at several places. Now I have a book I thought I'd keep a long time barely being kept together with several pieces of scotch tape.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A truely amazing book... Nov 11 2006
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I am a embedded software developer, not a web developer. I have been always interested in UI design, and I simply just picked up this book based on the reviews. (I consider web page design to be mostly UI design. :-)

It is very easy to read. The author's writing is crisp. No useless whiz/buzz-word talk. The author's very insightful with respect to his field. I think the insights given in this book applies to other industries as well. For example, "throw out half of the words, and throw out half of what's left" section should be applied to any technical documentation. (The chapter basically says, "cut the crap, get to the point.")

Thanks for the good read!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Provides some good principles to follow Jan 11 2013
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The book provides some basic usability advice and conventions that can be applied to a web property to increase user experience. It is an easy book to read and can be consumed in a few hours.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and very useful book
I thought this book was great. It was full of great tips and examples, written in an informal, easy-to-digest fashion. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Zyna Taylor
4.0 out of 5 stars A straightforward book for web designers
The content of Don't Make Me Think is simple and that's why it works. Many fundamental design principles are included and Krug breaks them all down in simple English. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Case
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice book
My teacher recommended this for us so that's might be a good book. Also I think this is useful for who else want to know about how peoples thinking when they surf the internet
Published 8 months ago by Alfred
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
What can I say, this book is great if you have a small budget and you need to get results on a dime. The authors approach is very practical and just makes sense. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Cameron Loken
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
This book delivers what it promises: a no-nonsense approach to Web usability. Very easy to read, with examples and illustrations which makes it more interesting.
Published 19 months ago by Sophie
4.0 out of 5 stars A great introductory read.
Targeted at the novice level, this book is a great read for anyone looking to enter the UX field, or looking to have a more informed conversation with a UX professional. Read more
Published on Nov 18 2010 by Scott
3.0 out of 5 stars Beginner level book for web usability
It's s good book to get started with. But I consider books from 37 signals to be more specific for the time being.
Published on Aug 31 2010 by Sohan
5.0 out of 5 stars Du gros bon sens... présenté de manière...
J'ai vraiment adoré ce livre. Il expose plusieurs réalités que nous vivons à tous les jours comme architecte d'informations. Read more
Published on Feb 20 2010 by Guillaume Joly
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book. Short, sweet and very informative!
Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug and Prioritizing Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen are two great books on web usability. Read more
Published on Dec 11 2009 by Ashish Kothari
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
I found this to be a great book! It was insiteful and intuitive, best of all it provided decades of experience in web design do's and don'ts. Read more
Published on Sep 22 2009 by K. Gagel
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