Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition |
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Manufacturer: New Riders Press
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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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Editorial Reviews:
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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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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Great content. Bad book
Comment: Well.. The book is awesome. Some stuff (which i didn't care too much until now) was new to me, some other stuff wasn't too strange for me. From this point of view, the book have 10 stars from me.
Unfortunately, some pages of the books just fly out from the book (unglued) which made a very VERY bad impression to me. And yes, i take care of all of my books and how do i read them ;) From this point of view, the book have 1star (even though, is too much :P )
Anyhow, if you want to learn some new stuff about usability and usability testing, go ahead and buy this book. It's great if you concern about this aspect of your sites. Is not too long so you can read on a long LONG road (like i did).
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Summary: it didn't make me think...
Comment: The book is easy to read, has a lot of screen shots for illustration and writes about the most important usability issues.
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Summary: Don't Make Me Think - Made Me Think
Comment: Great book that appears simple but really is a great foundation of web principles that you can always go back and refer to. It's a pretty quick read and is actually fun to go through if you're in this line of work.
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Summary: A bit simple, but good
Comment: The concepts in this book are a bit elementary, but they are true and good. I like books with richer content, so minus one star for that. Overall, a good buy for the Amazon discount price.
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Summary: Basics are never outdated
Comment: If you're a digital media professional, there probably isn't anything here you didn't already know. But it's the kind of book that keeps you nodding your head with it in unison page after page. It's also very well written--Steve is the kind of guy you'd like to have a beer with. His takeaways are straightforward, painless, and evergreen. Should be required reading for every design and production person joining your team.
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