Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Laws of web usability- notes from "Don't make me think"

Steve Kurg's laws of web usability:

1. Don't make me think!
2. It doesn't matter how many times I have to click, as long as each click is a mindless, unambiguous choice.
3. Get rid of half the words on each page, then get rid of half of what's left.

Trunk Test (Navigation test) for each page:

1. What site is this? (Site ID)
2. What page am I on? (Page name)
3. What are the major sections of this site? (Sections)
4. What are my options at this level? (Local navigation)
5. Where am I in the scheme of things? ("You are here" indicators)
6. How can I search?

Questions for home page:
1. What is this?
2. What can I do here?
3. What do they have here?
4. Why should I be here--and not somewhere else?
5. Where do I start?

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