August 2005
Beginner
216 pages
4h 25m
English
Overview
Five years and more than 100,000 copies after it was first
published, it's hard to imagine anyone working in Web design who
hasn't read Steve Krug's "instant classic" on Web usability, but
people are still discovering it every day. In this second
edition, Steve adds three new chapters in the same style as the
original: wry and entertaining, yet loaded with insights and
practical advice for novice and veteran alike. Don't be
surprised if it completely changes the way you think about Web
design.
Three New Chapters!
Usability as common courtesy -- Why people really leave Web sites
Web Accessibility, CSS, and you -- Making sites usable and accessible
Help! My boss wants me to ______. -- Surviving executive design
whims
"I thought usability was the enemy of design until I read the first
edition of this book. Don't Make Me Think! showed me
how to put myself in the position of the person who uses my
site. After reading it over a couple of hours and putting its
ideas to work for the past five years, I can say it has done more
to improve my abilities as a Web designer than any other
book.
In this second edition, Steve Krug adds essential ammunition for
those whose bosses, clients, stakeholders, and marketing managers
insist on doing the wrong thing. If you design, write,
program, own, or manage Web sites, you must read this book."
-- Jeffrey Zeldman, author of Designing with Web
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