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Working on the smallest screen possible is a major advantage, because the page hierarchy works linearly; no need to worry about columns quite yet.
Dan Mall • Design That Scales
One of the most crucial items in the persistent navigation is a button or link that takes me to the site’s Home page.
Steve Krug • Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)
- 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.
Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug – The Rabbit Hole
interactive digital products are uniquely imbued with complex behavior.
Alan Cooper • About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design
Most of this book has been about building clarity into Web sites: making sure that users can understand what it is they’re looking at—and how to use it—without undue effort. Is it clear to people? Do they “get it”? But there’s another important component to usability: doing the right thing—being considerate of the user. Besides “Is my site clear?”
... See moreSteve Krug • Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)
One common safety net is the now commonplace “super footer nav.”
Ben Hunt • Convert!: Designing Web Sites to Increase Traffic and Conversion
Rule of thumb: Ideas and feature requests should be understood, but not obeyed.
Rob Fitzpatrick • The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
The sequence of steps in the person’s plan.
Bryan Eisenberg • Buyer Legends: The Executive Storyteller’s Guide
