Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition

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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Posted: Jan-18-2009

Excellent introduction to usability

This relatively brief, clear, and concise introduction to usability in web design should be a must-read for all beginning (and experienced) web designers. Krug makes the case in an obvious way while avoiding any partisanship of the silly debate between those who advocate "rich and pretty"...

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Posted: Jan-13-2009

Very good, basic usability book

From the school of minimalism, Steve Krug goes through point by point the smaller (and larger) touches that can turn a website into either an annoyance or exactly what the user is looking for. While the examples in this edition are slightly outdated, the information remains. Similarly, it...

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Posted: Dec-22-2008

Great Little Book

This is one of those books that you read and nod your head 'yes'. A few times I said, 'DUH!' while hitting my forehead.Things that are obvious but not thought of by the people creating the site.Great thoughts on testing and human factors analysis.Well worth the money!

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Posted: Dec-21-2008

Web Design Know How

WOWJust buy the book, and only this book, if you need to understand web design principles.Heck, buy the book if you want to read good writing.

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Posted: Dec-12-2008

A Must Read for Anyone has a Website.

Steven Krug's Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition will make you rethink how you look at every web page you visit. This book was reading for my Internet Marketing college course and this was possible the most interesting read I have ever been assigned for...

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Posted: Dec-06-2008

Should all be common sense

This book was on the "suggested" reading lists for an interface design class that I took in college. I checked out the first edition from the library and read it from cover to cover in one night. I decided that it had to be a permanent part of my collection because it is just so well-written and...

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Posted: Dec-03-2008

Usabilty and talked about by synapse communications

Until very recently, the subject of `usability' remained arguably as one of the `most' talked-after and yet `least' understood topic in the field of web designing.Till Steve Krug came with his book `Don't Make Me Think'. He made it clear from the title of a book that essays on the importance of...

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Posted: Dec-01-2008

This book I consider "best in class" on subject of usability design

Simply put, this book is as entertaining as it is easy to read. It delivers highly useful, critical information about web design best practices, calling attention to the fact that great design keeps its user in mind at all times. The principles he outlines are well-articulated, as he continuously...

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Posted: Nov-27-2008

HUGE waste of time and money

If you have been on the internet several times over the past few years, you do not need to read this book. The content is very basic and examples are outdated. You can spend $3K for a website and you will still have a much superior website than the examples in this book. I recommend browsing...

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Posted: Nov-25-2008

Don't Make Me Think

Don't Make Me Think is easy to read, but loaded with practical information about website design - organization, display, navigation, user-testing, etc. High quality, full-color illustrations, too. Well done. Thanks for the extra efforts in writing and publishing.

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