The most enjoyable tech book I read. I appreciated the most chapters on Usability testing. ( )

Some good insights, but not what I was looking for. I'd hoped there would be more advice in how to deal with with big chunks of content. Chapter 5 deals with "The art of NOT writing for the web", but for me personally it was too short. [b:Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works|1135441|Letting Go of the Words Writing Web Content that Works|Janice G. Redish|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348260090s/1135441.jpg|1122676] seems to be more suited for what I need but the sample chapters don't impress me that mucht ( )

Its concise and tells you what you need to know. It's all obvious but obvious things tend to fly when you are so concentrated in making your first couple of websites ( )

Where should I even start? This book is a bomb. I love it and every time I pick it up and browse through it, I learn something new and cool about usability.

The main points are that your website/project should be:

*Useful
*Learnable
*Memorable
*Effective
*Efficient
*Desirable
*Delightful
To me, the book is also funny. Some of the examples of what not to do are hilarious. Like the discussion between the manager, marketing, developer, and designer about pull-down menus. Or comparing bad navigation to going to a store and wandering aimlessly for the stuff you need and nobody being there to help you so you eventually leave.

One chapter at the end is about usability and how to test your site for it. Although I have not done it myself, you can use the points there to find issues with your site.

There are plenty of simple examples from everyday life that describe similarity to websites, therefore it is so user-friendly to us non-designers by trade.

Readability: 5
Scope: 5
Depth: 4
Format: 5
Clarity: 5 ( )

There are some segments that are showing their age but for the most part Krug has a lot of sharp, insightful commentary about design here. ( )