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Don’t Make Me Think!

If you’re interested in Web design and usability, you can do no better than reading Steve Krug’s book “Don’t Make Me Think : A Common Sense Approach to the Web.” The second edition of his book will be out in July, but you can pre-order on Amazon now. This book is one that I go back to again and again to remind myself to keep design simple, functional and always, about the user. I recommend it for anyone trying to get a feel for the process of Web design, from programmers to managers.

In his recent newsletter, Steve says:

In the last update (back in August), I mentioned that I was writing a second book (the do-it-yourself user testing how-to book). Back then, my plan was to write that one first, and then do an updated edition of Don’t Make Me Think. But somewhere along the line my plan changed.

Instead, I’m writing the second edition of “Think” first. (It’s due out—at least according to my publisher—in July.) One of the main reasons for the change was the realization that by the time I finished writing the second book I might not have enough brain cells left to update “Think”.

Honestly, there’s not that much in the original “Think” that I’d change. But doing the update is giving me the opportunity to add a few “lost chapters” that I wanted to put in the first time around but had to abandon so I could finish the thing while the Web still existed. Also, the update gives me the chance to cover some interesting topics that people always ask about during my workshops.

July can’t come soon enough for me!

Posted by Susannah Gardner on 03/12 at 03:34 PM • A Little Design