{"id":108,"date":"2017-07-26T15:07:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T15:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clapat.ro\/themes\/maestro-wordpress\/?p=108"},"modified":"2018-05-08T13:32:41","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T13:32:41","slug":"dont-make-me-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nusynkier.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/26\/dont-make-me-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Make Me Think"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability<\/h2>\n

Many people in the usability community regard Steve Krug\u2019s book\u00a0Don\u2019t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition<\/a>\"\"\u00a0as the laypersons usability bible. This book explains briefly and concisely everything one needs to know about getting started with web usability. For more advanced users, it\u2019s a great refresher course.<\/p>\n

UX Booth has been open for more than half a year now, and when we started I was always regarded as the layperson of the group. After getting all serious about usability, I\u2019ve re-read Steve Krug\u2019s Don\u2019t Make Me Think and pulled out what I consider to be the most insightful and best thoughts in this book.<\/p>\n

I highly recommend picking up a copy if you get a chance, but here are some things to think about in the meantime. Some are simple and straightforward but worth remembering, some are just phrased beautifully, and some will make you think.<\/p>\n

The Lessons<\/h2>\n
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  1. \n

    Usability Means\u2026<\/h4>\n

    Usability means making sure something works well, and that a person of average ability or experience can use it for its intended purpose without getting hopelessly frustrated.<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Web applications should explain themselves.<\/h4>\n

    As far as humanly possible, when I look at a web page it should be self-evident. Obvious. Self-explanatory.<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    Don\u2019t Make Me Think<\/h4>\n

    As a rule, people don\u2019t like to puzzle over how to do things. If people who build a site don\u2019t care enough to make things obvious it can erode confidence in the site and its publishers.<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    Don\u2019t waste my time<\/h4>\n

    Much of our web use is motivated by the desire to save time. As a result, web users tend to act like sharks. They have to keep moving or they\u2019ll die.<\/li>\n

  5. \n

    Users still cling to their back buttons<\/h4>\n

    There\u2019s not much of a penalty for guessing wrong. Unlike firefighting, the penalty for guessing wrong on a website is just a click or two of the back button. The back button is the most-used feature of web browsers.<\/li>\n

  6. \n

    We\u2019re creatures of habit<\/h4>\n

    If we find something that works, we stick to it. Once we find something that works \u2014 no matter how badly \u2014 we tend not to look for a better way. We\u2019ll use a better way if we stumble across one, but we seldom look for one.<\/li>\n

  7. \n

    No Time for Small Talk<\/h4>\n

    Happy talk is like small talk \u2013 content free, basically just a way to be sociable. But most Web users don\u2019t have time for small talk; they want to get right to the beef. You can \u2013 and should \u2013 eliminate as much happy talk as possible.<\/li>\n

  8. \n

    Don\u2019t lose search<\/h4>\n

    Some people (search-dominant users), will almost always look for a search box as they enter a site. These may be the same people who look for the nearest clerk as soon as they enter a store.<\/li>\n

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    We form mental site-maps<\/h4>\n

    When we return to something on a Web site, instead of replying on a physical sense of where it is, we have to remember where it is in the conceptual hierarchy and retrace our steps.<\/li>\n

  10. \n

    Make it easy to go home<\/h4>\n

    Having a home button in sight at all times offers reassurance that no matter how lost I may get, I can always start over, like pressing a Reset button or using a \u201cGet out of Jail free\u201d card.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What are your words of wisdom?<\/h2>\n

    So what words of wisdom on Usability do you have? What are the best books about Usability that you have read?<\/p>\n

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