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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

Steve Krug

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  • Brian ArmstrongReading-list selection
    Armstrong’s July 19, 2016 post names Don’t Make Me Think and links Amazon ISBN 0321344758, the second edition. His list concerns books that changed his thinking, with a caveat that he does not agree with every idea. This does not prove a later Revisited edition.
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Summary

The second edition explains how people use websites and how designers can make pages easier to understand. Krug discusses navigation, usability testing, accessibility and the organizational pressures that affect web design. This is the earlier volume linked in Armstrong’s 2016 post, rather than the later Revisited edition.

  • SourcePublisher or author checked description and edition · Peachpit publisher title, second edition, August 18, 2005 / copyright 2006, ISBN 9780321344755; description includes usability courtesy, accessibility and executive design requests.

Why read it Our view

Evaluate web navigation, user comprehension and usability testing; includes accessibility and handling design requests from executives.