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This book has 8 recommendations
Tracy Osborn (Founder/Wedding Lovely)
In terms of web design, Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug — so important for anyone learning how to build websites.Raluca Radu (Owner/MTH Digital)
I work in digital marketing so I would [recommend]: [...] Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug.Kaci Lambe Kai (Author, Photographer, Designer)
These three books are about how people actually use design in their lives. They helped me understand this very basic idea: There are no dumb users, only bad designers. Take the time to create based on how your design will be interacted with. Test it. Iterate. That's how you become a good designer.Marius Ciuchete Paun (Web designer)
Question: Was there a moment, specifically, when something you read in a book helped you?
Answer: Yes there was. In fact, I can remember two separate sentences from two different books:
The first one comes from “The Design of Everyday Things” by Don Norman. It says: “great design will help people figure out what actions are possible without the need for labels or instructions”
The second one comes from “Don't Make Me Think” by Steve Krug. It gives the following advice: "Get rid of half the words on each page, then get rid of half of what’s left."
Auston Bunsen (Co-Founder/CBlocks)
I’m actually a self-taught programmer, so these books have really helped me with practical skills that I could put to use & yield results. The return on investment for these kinds of books is off the charts for me!Anoop Anthony (CTO & Co-Founder/Sapaad)
Krug was teaching usability two decades ago when UX wasn't a buzzword, and the WWW was still in its nascent stages. (The first edition of this book was published in 2000!) I cut my teeth on Don't make me think back when I first started out in the industry. It is now in its third edition and still relevant — it offers compelling insights into building great user experiences into websites and applications.Nicolae Andronic (Founder/Echoz)
I’m a technical guy. I studied the IT field and did software development for a long time until I discovered the business world. So the path for me is to slowly adapt from the clear, technical world, to the fuzzy, way more complex, business world. All the books that I recommend help this transition. “Don’t Make Me Think” - Steve Krug: for seeing software with the eyes of the user.Chris Goward (Founder/WiderFunnel & GO Group Digital)
Here are some of the books that have been very impactful for me, or taught me a new way of thinking: [...] Don't Make Me Think.This book is part of our collection:
Amazon description
Since Don’t Make Me Think was first published in 2000, hundreds of thousands of Web designers and developers have relied on usability guru 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. Now 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.
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- Interview with Tracy Osborn (Author and Founder of Wedding Lovely)
- Interview with Raluca Radu, owner of MTH Digital
- Kaci Lambe Kai and the Books That Inspired Her to Become an Author
- How Web Designer Marius Ciuchete Paun Turned from Struggling-Reader to Audible-Devourer
- Auston Bunsen, Co-Founder of CBlocks, Learns Something New with Each Book Read
- Anoop Anthony, CTO & Co-Founder of Sapaad, Shares His Remarkable Love for Books
- Nicolae Andronic, Founder of Echoz, on the Books that Inspire and Motivate Him
- Chris Goward, Author & Founder of Conversion Optimization Company WiderFunnel, on the Books That Taught Him a New Way of Thinking
