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Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design by Robert Hoekman
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Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design

by Robert Hoekman

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Robert Hoekman does an outstanding job of pushing the points home in this book that describes the dos and don'ts of web design. There is a little humor in it which makes it a very ... more ยป easy read. He uses a number of examples that illustrate the points he's making. After reading this book, I find myself constantly critiquing websites, thinking such things as "if only they did it this way..." This is a great addition to any web designers library if they want to help with the revolution of making the web easier to use! ( )
mmickelson | Mar 13, 2008 |  
A great book for anyone building web sites and/or applications. He details different approaches to creating usable applications that server, well, users! Not marketing folks (of which I'm one), not developers, just users. He also gives many great examples. In fact, this book has turned me on to more great sites than any book I've read. Hoekman is sort of a web 2.0 version of Jakob Nielsen, and his advice goes solidly beyond just building nice sites...he really dives into approaches and methodologies that can be applied. ( )
brucehartley | Feb 13, 2007 |  
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Designing the Obvious belongs in the toolbox of every person charged with the design and development of Web-based software, from the CEO to the programming team. Designing the Obvious explores the character traits of great Web applications and uses them as guiding principles of application design so the end result of every project instills customer satisfaction and loyalty. These principles include building only whats necessary, getting users up to speed quickly, preventing and handling errors, and designing for the activity. Designing the Obvious does not offer a one-size-fits-all development process--in fact, it lets you use whatever process you like. Instead, it offers practical advice about how to achieve the qualities of great Web-based applications and consistently and successfully reproduce them.

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