The Bottom Line
Web usability is the art of simplifying your site - and this book is invaluable.
Pros
- Covers page, site, content, and intranet design
- Provides accessibility tips and hints
- Filled with full color images to illustrate points
Cons
- None
Description
- Learn why "bad usability equals no customers" and what you can do about it.
- Discover secrets to page design, including cross-platform issues, browsers, screen sizes and colors.
- Evaluate your site on its speed, and learn how to understand what causes slow sites.
- Review some of the usability problems with using frames.
- Cover various issues of site-wide usability.
- Learn how your content and writing can affect how your site is used.
- Apply the techniques for a usable site to create a site that is also accessible.
- Create a site that is usable across international boundaries.
Guide Review - Designing Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen
From the cover, you can tell that usability is about simplicity. Find out what your customers' goals are when they come to your site. Then meet them This book is an excellent resource in both what to do and what not to do. The full-color screen shots and other examples make it easy to understand and apply. It covers page design, content design, site design, and even goes into the differences in usability issues in intranet design. Usability is a very deep subject, including accessibility and international issues, and this book covers them all. If you're interested in creating a Web site that your customers will find valuable, you should pick up this book.
