Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug

Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug – The Rabbit Hole

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Another major source of needless words is instructions. The main thing you need to know about instructions is that no one is going to read them —at least not until after repeated attempts at “muddling through” have failed.
from Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug – The Rabbit Hole
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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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from Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug – The Rabbit Hole
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Design Principles – Design for scanning, not reading! 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 . Keep paragraphs short. Use bulleted lists. Highlight key terms.
from Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug – The Rabbit Hole
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It doesn’t matter how many times I have to click, as long as each click is a mindless, unambiguous choice. —KRUG’S SECOND LAW OF USABILITY
from Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug – The Rabbit Hole
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