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Krug’s principles have aged very well. So, what’s new here? First, Krug offers prefabricated emails to your boss, patiently explaining why his/her brainstorm isn’t really such a good idea (for instance, why adding visual “sizzle” could be counterproductive). There’s a new chapter on building sites that treat users well -- in Krug’s words, “behave like a mensch.” There’s also an unusually realistic take on accessibility, including five recommendations to follow if you can’t revamp your entire site.
Thankfully, Krug’s humor, brevity, and intelligence remain omnipresent in this edition. Highly recommended -- again. Bill Camarda, from the September 2005 Read Only
| Foreword | ||
| Ch. 1 | Don't make me think! | 10 |
| Ch. 2 | How we really use the Web | 20 |
| Ch. 3 | Billboard design 101 | 30 |
| Ch. 4 | Animal, vegetable, or mineral? | 40 |
| Ch. 5 | Omit needless words | 44 |
| Ch. 6 | Street sings and breadcrumbs | 50 |
| Ch. 7 | The first step in recovery is admitting that the home page is beyond your control | 94 |
| Ch. 8 | "The farmer and the cowman should be friends" | 122 |
| Ch. 9 | Usability testing on 10 cents a day | 130 |
| Ch. 10 | Usability as common courtesy | 160 |
| Ch. 11 | Accessibility, cascading style sheets, and you | 168 |
| Ch. 12 | Help! my boss wants me to ööööö . | 180 |
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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I used this book for a MBA project to improve a customer's website. It was easy to find things, gave great examples and was a fast read.
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Posted April 14, 2009
It was a pleasant surprise read this book. Normally, on technical side we are used to read usefull but a little bit "dry" books. This one has a good design, excelent content and although five years old, up to date info.
Even if you do not work directly with web design (like me as a developer) it worths the reading because we are in a lack of common sense in the past years...
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I recently moved into user experience at work, and this book saved my life. I might even recommend this to people who don't work web sites and applications as I'm sure many of the concepts still apply.
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This is one of the best books on user experience design. Short and succinct, it best embodies great interfaces design by doing as they say. Extra points for coining the phrase "this is not rocket surgery".
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Overview
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 ...