While reading the assigned chapters for this week in our course textbook, I found Steve Krug’s writing to be interesting, informative, and enjoyable. I appreciate that his writing exerts a personality that is relatable and easy to read in comparison to most textbooks that are often dull and snooze-prone. Krug is honest and straightforward in his writing which I feel establishes a sense of trust between the reader and the author. I think that this becomes particularly important because it allows the reader to trust what the author has to say, especially when advice is being given. I also appreciate that the textbook includes several graphics to support his explanations. This works well for me since I feel more inclined to learn better with visuals.
I agree with Krug’s first law of usability, “Don’t make me think!”, which suggests that web interfaces should implement a design that is self-evident or self-explanatory. I tend to favor websites that are clean, simple, and convenient to use over those that appear in contrast to this. As Kruger had mentioned, the first few seconds on a website will ultimately determine whether the user will choose to remain on the site or search elsewhere. Generally, the main goal for any web developer is to keep their users on their site which leads me to question: Why wouldn’t a web developer want to build a site that is user friendly to all users? I would think that most of it is common sense, but then I suppose that professionals like Krug would be out of a job.
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