[thelist] Re: thelist Digest, Vol 27, Issue 7

Fred D Yocum fdy at mcc.org
Thu May 5 08:13:00 CDT 2005


After reading "Don't make me think!", by Steve Krug, we enbarked on doing 
some inhouse user testing (we're a charity and can't spend money on 
getting someone else to do it). It was extremely instructive and humbling. 
 

If you can't do anymore than sit with a friend, who has not had anything 
to do with the site your designing, while they try to accomplish a few 
tasks, this is well worth doing, I don't completely agree with Krug's take 
on navigational tabs, but the process he lays out for usability tests 
shows you how effective your site design is in getting people to the 
places they want to go. People are not stupid, they just don't want to 
spend time figuring out  how Web sites work.

>If anyones thinking about getting a user test for their site - do it!
>Ive just taken a round of tests  and  most of what Krug says is
>absolutely spot on.  It really is surprising how effective they are for
>evaluating  the effectiveness of a site, and in terms of value for money
>its almost as good value as a winning lottery ticket.

F D Yocum
Graphic Designer



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