A companion to Don't Make Me Think, this book is a one-stop shop for all of your Usability Testing
needs. Usability Testing basically means putting test users in front of your app (or mockups) and ask them to speak their thoughts out loud as they performs a few tasks using your app (and have your entire team watch). It is the quickest way to validate your design and identify flaws in the UI or the workflow. Usability Testing is used extensively by professional UX teams at big and small tech companies, it is the most profitable activity your can do for your design.
Although Usability Testing
might look simple, you can get poor results if you make common mistakes like not recruiting the right test users, directing the test users every step of the way, or not asking the right questions when the test user gets stuck, etc. Rocket Surgery Made Easy can tell you everything you need to know to get the most out of your Usability Tests.
About the author
Steve Krug is an expert in usability who is famous for authoring Don't Make Me Think and the usability testing bible Rocket Surgery Made Easy. The books were based on the 20+ years he has spent as a usability consultant for a wide variety of clients like Apple
, Bloomberg.com
, Lexus.com
, NPR
, the International Monetary Fund
(IMF
), and many others.
A companion to Don't Make Me Think, this book is a one-stop shop for all of your Usability Testing
needs. Usability Testing basically means putting test users in front of your app (or mockups) and ask them to speak their thoughts out loud as they performs a few tasks using your app (and have your entire team watch). It is the quickest way to validate your design and identify flaws in the UI or the workflow. Usability Testing is used extensively by professional UX teams at big and small tech companies, it is the most profitable activity your can do for your design.
Although Usability Testing
might look simple, you can get poor results if you make common mistakes like not recruiting the right test users, directing the test users every step of the way, or not asking the right questions when the test user gets stuck, etc. Rocket Surgery Made Easy can tell you everything you need to know to get the most out of your Usability Tests.
About the author
Steve Krug is an expert in usability who is famous for authoring Don't Make Me Think and the usability testing bible Rocket Surgery Made Easy. The books were based on the 20+ years he has spent as a usability consultant for a wide variety of clients like Apple
, Bloomberg.com
, Lexus.com
, NPR
, the International Monetary Fund
(IMF
), and many others.