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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.2
EAN: 9781562058104
ISBN: 156205810X
Label: Peachpit Press
Manufacturer: Peachpit Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: 1999-12-30
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Studio: Peachpit Press
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Summary: touching subject matter of Website designing
Comment: Designing Web Usability by Jakob Nielson is one of the many hundreds of similar books that touch to the subject matter of Website deigning.
The only point where the book differs from the lot is its ability to portray things simply and clearly.
I still remember the day when Mr. Shamit Khemka, the CEO of Synapse Communications, introduced the book before us. It was his short introductory lecture that led us towards the world of exciting knowledge on website usability. For Synapse Interactive and Synapse India - the two arms of Synapse Communications; and the team of individuals associated with these business entities, the book today works as a definite guide in estimating user behavior and in successfully meeting client's expectations.
Thanks to Jakob Nielson for gifting us such a wonderful book that makes us aware of the science behind web usability. He has just made the things all so ridiculously easy for us.
With a grab on the science behind the subject, now it's become all so leisurely for us to let our clients enjoy the art of web design.
The book has ensured that we use our creative best... in delivering best... always!
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Summary: Designing Web Usability
Comment: This book is a great primer for the novice Webmaster who wants to start obtaining top SEO position. It is also a helpful update for the experienced Webmaster. One of many building blocks for the Interney-savvy Internet marketing professional.
William C. Head
Attorney at Law
Atlanta, GA
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Summary: Outdated and no news at all
Comment: You wont find anything in this book what general common sense already told you.
Besides it's outoutdated and for this reason all examples are useless.
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Summary: Very nice book
Comment: this is a very good book about web usability and its not a complex kind of book, you start reading it and u dont want to stop it untill you finish it!
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Summary: Not quite what I expected..
Comment: As an avid read of Mr.Nielsen's blog and his website, I figured this book would comprise the "Bible of Web Design". Unfortunately, I was a bit let down.
His book does cover many aspects of web design and usability. In fact, he does a very good job at pointing out examples of bad web design. He uses full page pictures analyzing pages and their faults. Additionally, he lays out some ground rules for website design but many of them are redundnant and obvious to those who have designed sites in the past and read his blog/site.
Today though, this book is getting a tad out of date. It was written prior to the Web 2.0 boom and the usability gains included with AJAX and similar technologies.
This book does a good job at educating you that you ought not make websites like many people make their myspace pages (moving backgrounds, sounds onload, etc) but does not really provide any new information on how someone ought to approach new ideas in usability. For a beginner in web design and page layout, I would recommend this book. For someone who has been doing it for a long time I would pass this by.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Users experience the usability of a web site before they have committed to using it and before making any purchase decisions. The web is the ultimate environment for empowerment, and he or she who clicks the mouse decides everything. Designing Web Usability is the definitive guide to usability from Jakob Nielsen, the world's leading authority. Over 250,000 Internet professionals around the world have turned to this landmark book, in which Nielsen shares the full weight of his wisdom and experience. From content and page design to designing for ease of navigation and users with disabilities, he delivers complete direction on how to connect with any web user, in any situation. Nielsen has arrived at a series of principles that work in support of his findings: 1. That web users want to find what they're after quickly; 2. If they don't know what they're after, they nevertheless want to browse quickly and access information they come across in a logical manner. This book is a must-have for anyone who thinks seriously about the web.
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