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Krug: keys to usability

Posted on 09Apr05 by jessamyn

Apropos of looking at ebrary last night comes a post about a talk given by Steve Krug, writer of one of my favorite web books about usability: Don’t Make Me Think. In a nutshell, clarity [of purpose, of design, of color] is the key to usability. Read more about what he said over at Librarian Way.

Posted in booksTagged stevekrug, ui, usability

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