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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

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It's s good book to get started with. But I consider books from 37 signals to be more specific for the time being.

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. I liked the book so much, I bought the sequel. I will admit that some of the examples are a little out of date, but Steve's approach towards usability goes beyond examples and really makes you think about the user. Other resources you might like are Jakob Neilsons' useit.com (also quoted in this book). Hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.

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!

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.

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.

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.

If you are already familiar with UX terms and procedures it's still an interesting read, as Krug writes with a very conversation style, and injects a lot of humour into the text. There will certainly be a handful of new insights to be gleaned, and the chapter on accessibility and the reading list at the end are worth the price alone.

I am particularly impressed with the amount of online support that accompanies this book, including whole chapters of material left out from the previous edition. I would highly recommend reading the additional material he makes available on his website, as it really fleshes out the practical application capabilities of the knowledge he is imparting.
A great value at the price; buy a copy for yourself, and one for your favourite designer friend. They'll thank you for it!

J'ai vraiment adoré ce livre. Il expose plusieurs réalités que nous vivons à tous les jours comme architecte d'informations. L'auteur le fait d'une manière tout à fait décontracté, sans se prendre pour un autre.

Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug and Prioritizing Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen are two great books on web usability. I own both, and without hesitation I would recommend them if you wish to improve your websites for your visitors.

If your are directly involved with designing websites, usability, or analytics, I would recommend Jakob's book to you. However, if you are an online marketer or a businessman in a hurry wanting to learn important aspects of usability, to see how it could effect your website, its appeal and ROI, Steve's book is a short, sweet and informative asset to your business.

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. It just seemed to be packed from front to back with insightful little nuggets of golden info.

I design web applications (not web sites) for a living. Although this book is aimed at web site designers, much of the insight and advice in this book also applies to web app design. This book is enjoyable and easy to read. Reading this book made ME think - in a good way.