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Steve Krug • Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)
Less but better.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
a millimetre of progress in a million directions.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Two of the most important characteristics of good design are discoverability and understanding. Discoverability: Is it possible to even figure out what actions are possible and where and how to perform them? Understanding: What does it all mean? How is the product supposed to be used? What do all the different controls and settings mean?
Don Norman • The Design of Everyday Things
Simplicity
A great story about simplicity from Akio Morita, the maker of the Sony
Walkman: Engineers had the technology to add the recording function to the Walkman and it would've cost only 50 cents to a dollar per unit. Morita decided against it. He wanted the device to have one function, which it performs very well. Walkman should only play high-q
... See moreThe Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web (New Riders Press, 2002), an excellent book by Jesse James Garrett.
Ziv Yaar • User is Always Right, The: A Practical Guide to Creating and Using Personas for the Web
Regardless of the product, users should be able to quickly and easily complete the task they had in mind. People are not there to admire the design and shouldn’t even be thinking about the design. Digital products aren’t art galleries—they’re tools. They’re a means to an end for the user on a mission.