Books 2008 #8 Don't Make Me Think
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
I'd never read this web usability classic before and my to-the-point review is this:
There's a reason this book is a classic in the field. It's smart, well written, funny and damned easy to read through*.
Quick hit reviews aside, I was surprised to learn that this book was at least partially written in a Bruegger's that I frequent. It's true. Steve Krug lives in the next town over and tapped out at least some of the book in a Bruegger's just a couple of miles from here. I feel just that much smarter by association 
*It's a perfect book for a plane trip, so if you work on the web and haven't read this book pick it up before the next coast-to-coast or transatlantic (or pacific) flight. You'll be a better designer/developer/manager when you land on the other side.
devin Says:
I always appreciated that he compared the road signs in boston to those in LA… People complain about driving here (not the traffic, the actual roadways), and I just want to throw them this and remind them that the streets aren't labeled and most of the lines have worn off the pavement:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&ll=42.37244,-71.132087&spn=0.005762,0.01133&z=17
Then their head explodes. Quite fun.
Posted: April 14th, 2008 at 1:18 am
devin Says:
Throw? Show? What's the difference? I'm a mediocre PM, not a good proofreader.
Posted: April 14th, 2008 at 1:19 am
rob Says:
No doubt. I know that area pretty well and I still have to calculate my trajectories well in advance when driving through there. Add in the fact that people drive like hellbats around there and it's nightmare city.
Posted: April 14th, 2008 at 7:12 am