MFC – 215
Power Point Presentation
Steve Krug’s Book
“Don’t Let Me Think”
Details web-usability by looking at the interaction between a
human being and a computer
WELCOME
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Design for Scanning not Reading
Create Clear Visual Hierarchy
Text Should Be Nested to Show What Belongs to What
Clearly Define Portions of the Page
Be Very Clear as to What is Clickable
Avoid Noise!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What site is this?
What page am I on?
What are the major sections of this site?
What are my options at this level?
Where am I in the scheme of things?
How can I search?
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Three to Four People
An Empty Room With a Desk and a Few Chairs
A Computer
Video Recording Device to Show Others What the User is
Doing
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The Site Identity and Mission
Site Hierarchy
Prominently Displayed Search Box
Teasers for Content
Timely Content
Deals, Shortcuts, and Registration
Show Me What I am Looking For … And What I’m Not
Where to Start
Establish Creditability and Trust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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See if the users understand what the site is about
See if the users know how the site works
Ask the users to perform some tasks on the site
See how they accomplish the tasks
 Adding appropriate alt text to every image
 Making your forms work with screen readers
 Create a “Skip to Main Content” link at the beginning of each
page
 Make all content accessible by keyboard
 Don’t use JavaScript without a good reason
 Use client-side (not server-side) image maps
Arthur S. Forman
arthurfo@buffalo.edu
(716) 864 - 1949