“Don’t Make Me Think” is a great starting point in learning more about UI. It’s a great primer with ideas that any website can use to enhance its usability. It has great tips…ranging from best practices in using web conventions…to a step-by-step guide on administering your own usability test.
The only downside to this book (which is why I call it a primer) is that there is a wide range of different types of web sites (web apps, ecommerce, blogs, informational, etc) that would have different UI requirements. But that would be beyond the scope of this book. Also, it doesn’t really take into account how Web 2.0, AJAX, and other emerging technologies are changing some of the rules and conventions of UI. That said…it is an excellent starting point for usability issues that EVERY web developer should think about.
The only other negative comment is after reading the book, I visited the author’s own website about UI, www.sensible.com, and I can’t say it was as intuitive as I expected. But, it did remind me of Jakob Nielson’s website, another highly recognized UI expert.
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