September 26, 2005

It should be required reading

I've just completed one of the most helpful, insightful, and fun books in a long time. And, I guess it just shows how much of a geek I've become..

...because it's a book on Web Design and Usability. The name of the book is "Don't Make Me Think" by Steve Krug. His whole premise is that web design should not make him think about where to click or what is the site about. It should be self-evident, and not cause the customer to have to "think".

A lot of what he has to say is what you'd call "common sense", unfortunately that sometimes gets put lower on the priority list behind what the designers, programmers, and CEOs call the Really Cool Stuff. Steve points out you can have both, just make sure the Really Cool Stuff incorporates the Common Sense.

I wish I'd read this book several years ago, and believe it should be in EVERY webmaster's library. It came highly recommended to me, and I know I'll refer to it often! Check it out!!

Posted by Sherri at September 26, 2005 08:31 PM | Books

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