Don’t Make Me Think
Last year, along with some of my coworkers, I read a book named Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition by Steve Krug. Since then I’ve seen this book come up a few times. It’s a very quick and easy read, and I personally found it very interesting and helpful. So I wanted to share it with everyone.
This book is rather short, especially for a technical book, and is very fast paced. In fact I consider myself a slow reader, and even I was able to get through the whole book in just a few days. But it’s very well written and packed full of usefully ideas, backed by real world examples. I’ve heard from quite a few people about this book since I read it, and they all seem to have walked away excited about the fresh ideas this book inspired on how to improve usability.
I second that book. I read it a few years back and it does a great job to open your eyes up to how bad you [me] sometimes make user interfaces. Seeing as its been a while, I should probably pick up the latest copy and read it again.
Comment by Ben Nadel — July 16, 2007 @ 7:26 am
I “third” that book
Very down to earth and practical in application!
Comment by David — July 17, 2007 @ 9:29 pm
Can I fourth that? This book is never far from desk - just wish I could get more people to read it!
Comment by kola — July 19, 2007 @ 11:17 pm