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Summary: Truly a must read for anyone interested in usability
Comment: The folks giving this book bad reviews have got it all wrong. The web is the success that it is because of the ease with which it communicates information. The web is not a success because of the graphic designers who share their designs (both horrible and terrific). You will only know how great a book this is when you compare your own web behaviour to the kinds of responses discussed in this book. The simple truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Does it seem like Mr. Nielsen takes simplicity too far (useit.com)? Sure, sometimes. But his message is no less true and valuable. This is truly the only book you will need on web usability.
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Summary: Designing Web Usability : The Practice of Simplicity
Comment: This guy has no imagination. If you are a WEB DESIGNER Jakob Nielson is the ANTICHRIST. If you read this book YOU have no imagination. I have a picture of Jakob on my wall. I throw darts at it. If I ever see this guy in public I would spit in his face.
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Summary: The Jakob Nielsen Drinking Game
Comment: 1. Go to any web or internet related conference. 2. Sneak in lots to drink. 3. Sneak in lots of friends. 4. Attend the obligatory "User-Centered Web Design" keynote session featuring Web Usability Guru(tm) Jakob Nielsen. 5. Follow these rules:Every time he says "micropayment", take one drink. Every time his reasoning relies on having solved "the bandwidth problem", take one drink. Every time he uses a made-up word like "linkrot" to sound more like Tufte, take one drink. Every time he forgets that design can be fun, take one drink. Every time he excuses his own refusal to observe the rules he dictates to everyone else on the grounds that he "knows his audience", take one drink. If he mentions scrolling, take one drink. If he mentions that users don't scroll, take one drink. If he mentions link colors, drink: once for "blue" once for "purple" three for "red", which nobody who's used a browser since 1993 thinks of as a followed link color, anyway. It's the "active link" color, dammit. If he mentions the Macintosh desktop metaphor, have a pretzel. Every time he quotes statistics from an unrelated study to prove a point about Web usability, take one drink. If he actually uses a relevant study, finish bottle. If Nielsen admits he got his design skills from watching Jerry Pournelle work on his "web page", clutch heart and die.
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Summary: Essential
Comment: This book provides essential information for anyone considering putting a page on the Web, from Web designers to business managers. Nielsen argues that the primary concern for Web design must be usability. He then explains how to make Websites more usable, and what to avoid when making a Website. The core of the book is the first four chapters, on usability, page design, content design, and site design. Following this core, Nielsen gives detailed analysis of the special requirements for intranet design, accessibility, international design, and the future. The prose is extremely clear and readable, and numerous images are included as examples. This book is a must for anyone interested in creating Webpages.
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Summary: A Book for people with OPEN minds!
Comment: This is a controversial subject but he states in the book that web designers know that they need to keep downloads fairly short BUT they ignore it constantly. He also isn't saying just to have text based pages, just limit the # of graphics and the sizes. LESS IS MORE!! You would think these people who want to be so creative and artsy with these huge graphics on web pages would've learned that in ART 101. The best design is simple. The most popular sites DO have more visitors. Many of his ideas on splash pages, Flash are very important. It's sad that web designers who make pages on a fast machine and view them on a T1 line are ignorant to the fact that most people view their sites on 28/56K modems. The people who will NOT benefit from this book are people with closed minds. The one gripe abou this book are the captions on some pages aren't on the same pages as the pictures they are describing...very annoying.
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