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Summary: Effective for Beginners
Comment: I've read the Chinese version in mainland, yes it is an effective one to enable the beginners understands how veteran professional designers think for the web site.
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Summary: Couldn't be a more perfect name for this book
Comment: What a refreshing change. A computer book that won't break my foot if I drop it. Just like Krug's usability concepts, the book doesn't contain the filler of other computer books. It just gets right to the point. Brilliant use of common sense which is in very short supply in the Web design world. If a designer followed this book alone they would develop sites that are more usable than 99% of the sites out there. Krug's approach is nothing more than finding the best ways to satisfy the users' request of "don't make me think". When we read one magazine then pick up another we don't have to learn how to read that second magazine. There are commonalities and guides that all magazines share. Same with newspapers, store layouts, automobile controls, etc. Krug points out the common sense approach that Websites should use to attain that same level of thoughtlessness. As they say, if you're going to buy just one book on usability, buy this one. Then check out the two Jakob Nielsen books too, as well as the O'Reilly book on Information Architecture.
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Summary: Give this to the CEO
Comment: If you're trying to improve the way your web site works, and you need help getting your boss to understand why your organisation needs a usability or user-centred design approach, buy this book.It's short and easy to read, with a light tone but a serious message. Krug gets the point over very effectively. Wait till the boss has read it before you ask for a budget.
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Summary: Simple and yet so effective
Comment: If you are fed up with reading yet another version of the same "how to attract gazillion visitors to your website" story, this is THE book for you. Steve Krug makes an excellent job explaining how users perceive information on the net. Even more surprising is the fact the he does not offer a universal solution to solving usability problems. He just explains how to observe visitor's behaviour and what to make of this observation. How you will solve a specific problem is left to your judgment -- your common sense.
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Summary: It made me think
Comment: Wow. Steve manages to write a book that follows his usability principles for websites down to a key. It was very practical. One of the easiest books I've ever read. I enjoy Steve's writing style, which dispenses with "Happy talk" and gets down and dirty, while still maintaining a comfortable approach to usability.This book made me think about my users. Instead of walking away from this book feeling like a complete dolt for not implementing user testing beforehand, or reflecting on poorly designed websites over the years that feel prey to some of the common mistake he pointed out, I felt empowered to make changes and even begin user testing as early as this week. In a nutshell, Steve tells you how to recognize it's broken, and how to fix it, and come in well under budget.
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