Overview
In 2000, Jakob Nielsen, the world’s leading expert on Web usability, published a book that changed how people think about the Web—Designing Web Usability (New Riders). Many applauded. A few jeered. But everyone listened. The best-selling usability guru is back and has revisited his classic guide, joined forces with Web usability consultant Hoa Loranger, and created an updated companion book that covers the essential changes to the Web and usability today. Prioritizing Web Usability is the guide for anyone who wants to take their Web site(s) to next level and make usability a priority! Through the authors’ wisdom, experience, and hundreds of real-world user tests and contemporary Web site critiques, you’ll learn about site design, user experience and usability testing, navigation and search capabilities, old guidelines and prioritizing usability issues, page design and layout, content design, and more!
Synopsis
In 2000, Jakob Nielsen, the world’s leading expert on Web usability, published a book that changed how people think about the Web—Designing Web Usability (New Riders). Many applauded. A few jeered. But everyone listened. The best-selling usability guru is back and has revisited his classic guide, joined forces with Web usability consultant Hoa Loranger, and created an updated companion book that covers the essential changes to the Web and usability today. Prioritizing Web Usability is the guide for anyone who wants to take their Web site(s) to next level and make usability a priority! Through the authors’ wisdom, experience, and hundreds of real-world user tests and contemporary Web site critiques, you’ll learn about site design, user experience and usability testing, navigation and search capabilities, old guidelines and prioritizing usability issues, page design and layout, content design, and more!
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewThe legendary Jakob Nielsen has returned to tell you everything significant that's been learned about web usability since his 2000 classic Designing Web Usability revolutionized the field.
This book's every bit as indispensable as the last one. As before, while Nielsen (and new coauthor Hoa Loranger) may occasionally infuriate you, this book's recommendations are based on immense amounts of user research. Ignore them at your peril.
You'll find proven best practices for navigation, site organization and search, link design, improving content and readability, page design, layout, graphics, multimedia, sound, and e-commerce product catalogs. (Dos and don'ts are illustrated through sites ranging from Burger King to the House of Blues to the U.S. Social Security Administration.) Equally important, as per the title, you'll find a realistic methodology for prioritizing usability issues -- so you can deliver maximum improvement for minimum cost. Bill Camarda, from the May 2006 Read Only