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b64b512
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The test of the machine is the satisfaction it gives you. There isn't any other test. If the machine produces tranquility it's right. If it disturbs you it's wrong until either the machine or your mind is changed.
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usability
technology
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Robert M. Pirsig |
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712bd1e
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Get rid of half the words on each page, then get rid of half of what's left.
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writing
usability
webdesign
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Steve Krug |
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Designers love subtle cues, because subtlety is one of the traits of sophisticated design. But Web users are generally in such a hurry that they routinely miss subtle cues.
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designers
web-design
usability
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Steve Krug |
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f84994c
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Your objective should always be to eliminate instructions entirely by making everything self-explanatory, or as close to it as possible. When instructions are absolutely necessary, cut them back to a bare minimum.
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usability
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Steve Krug |
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a6fae4b
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In reality, though, most of the time we don't choose the best option--we choose the first reasonable option, a strategy known as satisficing.
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web-design
usability
psychology
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Steve Krug |
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2392d5f
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As a rule, conventions only become conventions if they work.
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web-design
usability
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Steve Krug |
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4c49f36
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The more you watch users carefully and listen to them articulate their intentions, motivations, and thought processes, the more you realize that their individual reactions to Web pages are based on so many variables that attempts to describe users in terms of one-dimensional likes and dislikes are futile and counter-productive. Good design, on the other hand, takes this complexity into account.
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usability
user-centered-design
user-experience
users
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Steve Krug |