Don't Make Me Think, Revisited by Steve Krug

Who would I recommend the book to? Anybody with a stake in web projects. Steve presents a framework for running these sessions that elimates all excuses for usability testing to be included in a project lifecycle. Having led a relatively sheltered web life, with most of my work either focusing on small scale projects or internal projects, the concept of usability testing presented as a lightweight process that can be repeated at minimal cost over and over again had not occured to me. He uses a adequate number of examples to illustrate his points, and even helps to demonstrate how various stakeholders in web projects can all contribute to the usability of the site.įor me, the most interesting idea was of usability testing. Steve's chapters are logical and concise, you won't find any waffle in here that doesn't help to communicate the message of the chapter. When it comes to the content itself, it couldn't be explained clearer.

Add to that the short size of the book at only a couple of hundred pages, and the vibrant but clear layout and you've got a book that's in itself extremely usable and accessible. He holds a light writing style with a touch of wit that helps to keep your attention from cover to cover. I picked this up the day after finishing Beautiful Code and to be honest, really wasn't in the mood for any more particularly heavy content for a few days.īut Steve Krug makes the topic of web usability genuinely entertaing.

Don't Make Me Think, Revisited by Steve Krug