This document discusses the importance of usability in website design. It provides definitions of usability from experts like Jakob Nielsen and Steve Krug. Nielsen defines usability as a quality attribute that assesses how easy interfaces are to use, while Krug says usability means ensuring something works well for its intended purpose without frustration. The document also debunks myths that usability is expensive, hard to implement, or anti-design. Finally, it outlines the typical steps in usability practice: inquiry, evaluation, and testing techniques like card sorting.
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Usabily 101
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Jakob Nielsen writes
usabili is a quali
aribute that assesses how
easy user terfaces are to
use. e word “usabili”
also refers to methods for
provg ease-of-use
durg the design process
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accessibility
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utility
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Steve Krug writes
Usabili really just means
makg sure that somethg
works well: that a person of
average abili and
experience can use the thg
for s tended purpose
whout geg hopelessly
frustrated
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Jared Spool writes
Users’ expeations of a
produ depend on the
maturi of s market. By
identig what stage your
produ is now, you can
anticate some of the
pfalls that lie ahead
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Technology
Beg the first is
crucial
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Technology Features
Beg the first is Havg more features
crucial than the competors
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Technology Features
Beg the first is Havg more features
crucial than the competors
3
Experience
Beg easy to learn,
fast and powerful
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Technology Features
Beg the first is Havg more features
crucial than the competors
3 4
Experience Integration
Beg easy to learn, Becomg part of a
fast and powerful bigger experience
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Technology Features
Beg the first is Havg more features
crucial than the competors
3 4
Experience Integration
Beg easy to learn, Becomg part of a
fast and powerful bigger experience
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Debunkg
the myths
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Usability is…
expensive
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Usability is…
hard
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Usability is…
anti-design
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Jakob Nielsen writes
All usabili does is to make
ease-of-use explic so that
you can account for
your design. You can pay
aention to this data or
ignore ; the real world
remas the same
regardless
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Usabily
praice
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Inquiry
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hp://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/business/30milk.html
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