Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability is a book written by Steve Krug in the year 2000. The book is about web usability and the human-computer relations. Krug writes a book that is to help website users and website designers on how to use and to make the web easily accessible to the users respectively. The author insists that, website designers should make it easy for users to access information from the website without making them think where to get or how to reach certain information on a website. Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability is a book packed with actionable information and advice to both web site users and designers. Krug’s book is perfect for beginners because of its simple and clear language and the instructions on how to use the web.
The most important concept of the book is that, it teaches the audience on how to use the web. Krug’s book helps web designers to improve their abilities on how to redesign websites in order to make them look appealing. Don’t Make Me Think is a book that clearly spells out everything any web user needs to know before getting started on using the web. Krug’s book is like a refresher course for website users. First, Steve gives the first law of usability which is “the user shouldn’t have to think about anything when they land on your website for the first time" (Krug 12). Steve points out that, when one is designing a website, he/she should make sure that, any person visiting the website should not think about anything, but have an easy time exploring the website. Therefore, when designing the website, the web designer should make everything obvious for the visitor in the sense that, the visitor should have an easy time using the website and accessing what they need. The main principle of Steve’s book is to make everything obvious for any website user by ensuring that, they do not have to think on where to click next as they are supposed to be directed on what to do.
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability is a must read book for web designers and web site owners. The book is very useful because, it teaches them to improve their abilities as web designers and to make it easier for their clients to access the information they need from the websites created. Steve Krug did a commendable job of writing this book because it is very useful to any individual who uses the web. As a web site user, I learnt a lot from Krug’s book ranging from an introduction to using the web and how to test sites for usability. In addition, the book helps in redesigning websites as it gives suggestions on how one can improve his/her website. Don’t Make Me Think is a useful and insightful book in the use of websites and my opinion is that, this book ought to be read by anyone who wished to use the web in addition to all web designers. After reading the book, one need not to think too much while using the web because, the book tells it all, and thus its title, Don’t Make Me Think.
Don’t Make Me Think book is easy and fun to read because it gets straight to the point on what one needs to know about the website. In addition, Krug’s book adds value to web designers and as they read the book, it makes their work easier and perfect because, they do not have to spend their energy thinking on what to do next as they use the web or design the website. Furthermore, this book is an exceptional reference source for web users and designers and as a web user; I have learnt how to use the web from Krug’s book. In addition, through Krug’s book, I have learnt how to create and improve a website which has been very helpful to me.
The book is written in a clear, simple and informative language for everyone who uses the web or is interested in web designing. The author explains why it is important for a website to be direct and not complicated for the users. Anyone working in the web design industry should make an effort of reading Steve Krug’s book because it has the best information on this subject (Jahn 610). Krug’s book is recommendable for the people who are interested in web design and for any web user. This is an extremely exemplified book that presents ideas and techniques that can help to easily develop a website.
In conclusion, Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability is an informative book by Steve Krug. The book talks about how to use the web and to make it easily accessible to clients without making them think of what to do next while visiting a certain website. The author’s main opinion in the book is that, a good website is website that does not make a user think while using it or rather searching for something from the website. The book is a must read for all web site users and designers because it is informative on the subject. In audition, the author advises web designers on how to build a perfect website for their client by making everything obvious on the site in order to make it easier for the client to access what he/she needs without having to think. Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability is a book that has taught me how to use a website and how I can improve my own website to make it easily accessible and helpful. The book is helpful, informative and a perfect book for all web site users and designers.
Works Cited
Krug Steve. Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability. Berkeley, CA: New Riders Publishing, 2006. Print.
Jahn, Najko .Anthropological motivated usability evaluation: An exploration of IREON – international relations and area studies gateway. Library Hi Tech, 26.4, (2008): 606-621. Print.
