Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug – The Rabbit Hole
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
Steve Krug • 8 highlights
amazon.comDon't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)
amazon.com“Don’t make me think!” For as long I can remember, I’ve been telling people that this is my first law of usability. It’s the overriding principle—the ultimate tie breaker when deciding whether a design works or it doesn’t.
Steve Krug • Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)
In all the time I’ve spent watching people use the Web, the thing that has struck me most is the difference between how we think people use Web sites and how they actually use them. When we’re creating sites, we act as though people are going to pore over each page, reading all of our carefully crafted text, figuring out how we’ve organized things,
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Ian Batterbee • The design principle paradox
Steve Krug • Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
I think the rule of thumb might be something like “three mindless, unambiguous clicks equal one click that requires thought.”
Steve Krug • Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)
Take advantage of conventions Create effective visual hierarchies Break pages up into clearly defined areas Make it obvious what’s clickable Eliminate distractions Format content to support scanning