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Designing Web Usability View Larger Image | Jakob Nielsen
New Riders Publishing, Paperback, Published December 1999, 419 pages, ISBN 156205810X | List Price: $55.00
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Users experience the usability of a web site before they have committed to
using it and before making any purchase decisions. The web is the ultimate environment
for empowerment, and he or she who clicks the mouse decides everything. Designing
Web Usability is the definitive guide to usability from Jakob Nielsen, the
world's leading authority. Over 250,000 Internet professionals around the world
have turned to this landmark book, in which Nielsen shares the full weight of
his wisdom and experience. From content and page design to designing for ease
of navigation and users with disabilities, he delivers complete direction on
how to connect with any web user, in any situation. Nielsen has arrived at a
series of principles that work in support of his findings: 1. That web users
want to find what they're after quickly; 2. If they don't know what they're
after, they nevertheless want to browse quickly and access information they
come across in a logical manner. This book is a must-have for anyone who thinks
seriously about the web.
Table of Contents
Preface.
1. Introduction: Why Web Usability?
2. Page Design.
3. Content Design.
4. Site Design.
5. Intranet Design.
6. Accessibility for Users with Disabilities.
7. International Use: Serving A Global Audience.
8. Future Predictions: The Only Web Constant Is Change.
9. Conclusion: Simplicity in Web Design.
Recommended Readings.
Index.
About the Author
Jakob Nielsen, Ph.D., is a User Advocate and principal of the Nielsen Norman
Group, which he co-founded with Dr. Donald A. Norman (former VP of research
at Apple Computer). Until 1998 he was a Sun Microsystems Distinguished Engineer.
Dr. Nielsen founded the "discount usability engineering" movement for fast
and cheap improvements of user interfaces and has invented several usability
methods, including heuristic evaluation. He holds 59 United States patents,
mainly on ways of making the Internet easier to use.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews: 2 Average Customer Rating: Mar 1, 2001 joe from CT
easy to read, incredibly useful
As you read this book, you can't understand why you didn't realize the obvious points he makes earlier in your development career. Neilsen goes through site design bit by bit using simple in-your-face terms and greast examples. He more often than not shows examples of what NOT to do.
Jan 23, 2001 A review from East Coast
Fantastic book for web design
This book has been a valuable source of information and inspiration to me as a software engineer and web designer. It is based upon (and makes frequent references to) solid usability research, but it is clear and easy to read. This very well-written book gives specific examples of web sites and reasons why some designs are better than others. It should be required reading for all professional web site developers.
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