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Jakob Nielsen • Usability 101: Introduction to Usability
All elements in a design are not created equal. Use the 80/20 rule to assess the value of elements, target areas of redesign and optimization,
William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler • Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design
value. A good redesign delivers more value for the same amount of work done.
Morten T. Hansen • Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More
simpleandusable.com.
Giles Colborne • Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design
Navigation isn’t just a feature of a Web site; it is the Web site, in the same way that the building, the shelves, and the cash registers are Sears. Without it, there’s no there there. The moral? Web navigation had better be good.
Steve Krug • Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)
Jakob Nielsen • 10 Usability Heuristics for User Interface Design
If you’re designing sites for children under age seven, any organization into categories you are doing is probably more for the adults in that child’s world, not for the child.
Weinschenk Susan • 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People (Voices That Matter)
information is presented on the web, simplicity matters a lot.
Matthew Dixon, Nick Toman, Rick DeLisi • The Effortless Experience
In general, you’ll want to use more headings than you’d think and put more time into writing them.