by Steve Krug
Krug argues that good web design is about eliminating thought, not adding features. Users scan, not read, so every page should be self-evident and require zero mental effort to navigate.
In this collection, Don't Make Me Think references 1 other book and is cited by 4 other books.
It draws on The Design of Everyday Things.
It’s picked up by Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience, About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design and Laws of UX: Using Psychology to Design Better Products & Services and 1 others.
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Krug builds on Norman's Design of Everyday Things for web.
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The book builds on Steve Krug's usability testing philosophy from Don't Make Me Think, advocating for lightweight, frequent user testing rather than formal lab studies
About Face references Krug's usability principles from Don't Make Me Think when discussing web navigation patterns and the importance of reducing cognitive load in interface design
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About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Designby Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, David Cronin, Christopher Noessel
Yablonski references Krug's Don't Make Me Think when discussing Jakob's Law and the importance of leverageing familiar design conventions to reduce cognitive load
The book draws on Krug's Don't Make Me Think to illustrate how usability heuristics provide objective, evidence-based criteria for evaluating design alternatives in stakeholder meetings
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Ash Maurya
Nudge
Richard Thaler
Universal Principles of Design: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design
William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
Susan Weinschenk
Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
Don Norman
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