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Since Don’t Make Me Think was first published in 2000, over 400,000 Web designers and developers have relied on Steve Krug’s guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and information design. Witty, commonsensical, and eminently practical, it’s one of the best-loved and most recommended books on the subject.In this 3rd edition, Steve returns with fresh perspective to reexamine the principles that made Don’t Make Me Think a classic-–with updated examples and a new chapter on mobile usability. And it’s still short, profusely illustrated…and best of all–fun to read.If you’ve read it before, you’ll rediscover what made Don’t Make Me Think so essential to Web designers and developers around the world. If you’ve never read it, you’ll see why so many people have said it should be required reading for anyone working on Web sites.

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,2000

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Format
208 pages, Paperback
Published
September 13, 2001 by Dunod
ISBN
9782100056934
ASIN
210005693X
Language
French

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Steve Krug (pronounced "kroog") is best known as the author of Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, now in its third edition with over 600,000 copies in print.

His second book is the usability testing handbook Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems.

The books were based on the 20+ years he spent as a usability consultant for a wide variety of clients like Apple, Bloomberg.com, Lexus.com, NPR, the International Monetary Fund, and many others.

His consulting firm, Advanced Common Sense ("just me and a few well-placed mirrors") is based in Chestnut Hill, MA.

Steve currently spends most of his time writing, teaching usability workshops, and watching old movies on tv.

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KirbyWurby
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April 25,2025
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An excellent book that makes the reader think. Some quick highlights:
1. Use conventions unless you are genius.
2. Use visual hierarchies.
3. Break pages into clearly defined areas.
4. Make it obvious what’s clickable and what’s not.
5. Eliminate distractions.
6. Format content to support scanning.
Favourite quote – “Clarity trumps consistency”
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Pochipa
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April 25,2025
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يشرح ستيڤ بشكل بسيط ومرح مفهوم قابلية الاستخدام، الشيء الذي - حسب وصفه - يعتبر بديهي" لذوي التفكير السليم ".
يتمحور الكتاب حول فكرة واحدة، وهي أن “ لا تجعل المستخدم يفكر “، وأهمية كون صفحات الويب تشرح نفسها بنفسها وكيف لهذه الفكرة أن تولّد ثقة المستخدم في الموقع.
يناقش الكتاب أيضا طرق تصفح المستخدمين للمواقع، وحقيقة أنهم لا يقرؤون محتوايتها كلمة كلمة، لكنهم يمرون سريعا - جدا - باحثين عن كلمات مفتاحية ؛ مع ملاحظة أن هذا لا ينطبق على المدونات الشخصية والمواقع الأخبارية - غالبا -.
مع ذلك، فالكتاب - وللأسف - يفتقر إلى كثرة الأمثلة العملية، ولم يتعمق في بعض المسائل، هذا ما يجعله غير مناسب لمن تجاوزت خبرته الـ 3 سنوات في مجال تصميم واجهات المستخدم.

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.الكتاب موجه كذلك لوروّاد الأعمال وعامة القراء، وهو مفيد جدا لمن أراد إنشاء أي مشروع إلكتروني
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DripFRFX
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April 25,2025
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Conversational and helpful! I will loan this out to my coworkers (I’m at an ecommerce agency) with the note that there are some outdated thoughts but overall good ideas.
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Angel_Apocalypse
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April 25,2025
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این کتاب رو خودم یه نگاهی فقط بهش انداختم اما یکی از دوستان خلاصه‌ای رو ازش در اختیارمون گذاشت.
درسته که کتاب نسبتا قدیمی محسوب میشه اما نکات مهمی توش هست و به عنوان لیستی از چیزهایی که باید/نباید رعایت کنیم رو در بهمون میده.
برای شروع یو ایکس میتونه مفید باشه.
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kadikaado
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April 25,2025
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What comes to your mind when you think about usability in web design? “Less clicks is better”? “Design to the average user”? “Content is king”? “Users leave your website if it doesn’t load in X seconds”? If you take any of these as a rule for your websites then you need to read this book: Don’t Make Me Think, by Steve Krug.

The Book

Although usability is becoming more and more popular among web projects these days, it is still an underrated feature. In this book, Steve Krug explains usability in a fun and direct way, using illustrations to mimic real life situations in which we all have been before. The examples and the websites featured in this book are a little outdated – the first edition was released in 2000 – but the problems are still around only with a modern design.

Myths and Tips

Every chapter contains precious gems and “facts of life” (as the author says) that show us how we really use websites. One example is the fact that he explains how we scan pages instead of reading them, and how this makes “content is king” a myth. Speaking about content, Steve Krug advices us to get rid of half the words on each page, then get rid of half of what’s left. This may sound weird, specially under a SEO point of view, but if you think again, by doing this you will end up having only the essential content (or keywords), the one that matters to your user.

Conclusion

Don’t let the fact that the book was originally written the year 2000 put you off. As I said before, we still face the same issues today. In 2005 was released the second version of this book which has three new chapters, including one where he talks about CSS & web usability and another one – one of the best IMHO – where he advices us on how to answer to our bosses when they have bad ideas. If you’re still wondering if buying the book is a good idea or not, the fact that it is recommended by Jeffrey Zeldman should be enough for you to buy it!

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agamswaroop
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April 25,2025
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I absolutely love it when non-fiction books don't try to be so heavy in their content, and are able to communicate fascinating material with humour, tact and intelligence, and this book fits the bill to a tee.
I loved the style of writing, and for a book that was required reading for university, came away actually learning something and not feeling like it was a chore to pick it up, I even looked forward to it.

I loved the length too - too many authors seem to love the sound (sight?) of their own words, and ramble where not necessary, only causing confusion and more work for the reader (apt for the title of the book). I'm seriously considering buying this book as reference material.
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NewestPersonHere
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April 25,2025
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I had a pact with some fellow web nerds at work to read a book on usability to improve our websites. I chose this one because, like a good website, it had short pages and a lot of white space. I was pleasantly surprised to actually enjoy the content as well as the writing style. It is concise, informative, practical, and humorous. Whereas Jakob Nielsen’s classic usability books are chock-full of statistics and details, this book is a new approach to usability, stripped down to what is practical and quickly measurable. Steve Krug's time- and money-saving method of web testing alone is worth the read for developers. Even casual web designers can benefit from the simple concepts and step-by-step “effective websites use this” lessons and examples.

Reading this book generated more ideas and interest in a needed web redesign than I thought possible. Its approach is not a heavy-handed laying down of rules, but descriptions of typical scenarios and problems and possible solutions in a way that stimulates creative thought in the reader. It’s formatted to be easily browsable and readable, making it a quick reference for web developers with time budgets—as if there were any other kind! This book will benefit anyone who is putting together a website, offering tips on making it more logical and informative, thus more popular among users.
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Jacrispy36
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April 25,2025
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This book was required reading for one of my grad school courses and I’m so glad it was! It’s a fantastic guide for graphic designers. The tone is practical and funny. I like lots of other design books this one was fun to read and I got a lot out of it. Absolutely recommend, especially if you’re new to the industry.
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