"Don't Make Me Think" Chapters 1, 4, 6, & 7
“Don’t Make Me think” by Steve Krug was a great
read which made me want to explore more than just Chapters 1, 4, 6, and 7
(though I guess we will get to that!). I found Chapter 7 very pertinent to
where my group is at now, which is designing the home page. We definitely need
to do that before we get anywhere, and Krug outlined eight aspects to keep in
mind while creating out homepage. These will be useful to refer to as we build
our web presence because if one element is missing, our site loses credibility.
Like we discussed in class before, people will click through hazardously and
lose patience easily when it comes to the Internet so we need to make it easy
to understand. Chapter 1 also emphasized this fact for us, helping to further
pound the concept of simplicity into our heads. It seemed like the following
chapters all found a way to tie in to Chapter 1 and the concept of making the
website easy to navigate. Navigation and construction are as crucial as
content, according to Krug, and I definitely agree. In order for people to be
able to appreciate our content, they must be able to easily access it without
frustration. I don’t want the Food Fighters to bring to mind an angry flashback
of being lost on the website and furiously clicking! Instead, I want them to embrace
eating locally! :)
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