Discussion of the main themes in the books Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug and The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman
Idea 1 Paul Krug – Don’t make me think (200) The message of Krug’s first chapter is the simple premise that the user should not need to think. Krug writes that when a user looks at a website a number of things should be immediately obvious. For example, what is a button and what is not. This can be done by methods such as shading, underlining or creating tabs. It should also be obvious how to navigate the website or application. For example a sliding bar or a search button to find the needed information or product. Users should also not be confused about what a button will do if they click on it. For example, a website should say “read news” not “read information” as the user will wonder what information they are going to find. As explained things need to explained in a way that there is no possible confusion. The writer uses the example of a how a button that says “job-o-roma” could be confusing and should simply say “jobs” or “available jobs” The overall message of...