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A common sense approach to web usability, with practical principles for making websites and apps intuitive and easy to use.
- Category
- UX / Design
- Recommendation
- Essential
Where it helps
Problems this book can help with.
- 01 Users struggling to navigate your product
- 02 High friction in critical user flows
- 03 Unclear calls to action and confusing layouts
- 04 Over-designed interfaces that slow users down
- 05 Not knowing how to evaluate usability
Main ideas
What I took from it.
- 01 Users don't read, they scan - design accordingly
- 02 Eliminate unnecessary questions and decisions
- 03 Make clickable things obviously clickable
- 04 Conduct simple usability tests with minimal budget
- 05 The importance of clear visual hierarchy
My review
Why I recommend it.
Steve Krug’s classic is the most accessible introduction to web usability. Short, practical, and full of concrete examples that you can apply immediately.
If you build digital products, this is a useful reset on clarity. The chapter on lightweight usability testing is especially practical.