1. Don’t Make Me Think Explained Justin Sattelberg

2. Welcome This presentation is about… Steve Krug’s Book Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Wed Usability It will consist of… Problems that web designers face Solutions to those problems

3. Things that Make People Think… Submit vs Submit vsSubmit Simple Search vs Keyword Search Books Literature Those things you read Bundles of paper vs

4. Important Design Works THIS IS IMPORTANT… READ IT Not So Much… Skim it maybe a little… glance at it not at all… unless you’re bored Hello, Welcome to this website’s survey. I am going to bore you with about a ten sentence paragraph about how this website is so happy you are thinking about taking a survey. You probably already know how to take a survey but I am going to tell you how to again!! First fill out the information as best as you can and then blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. And again, thank you for taking our survey! Thank you for taking our survey. Please fill out all of the information which should take about 2-5 minutes. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Customer Service. ClothesClothes Clothes

5. Navigation is Key Always have a Home Sections break everything up Sub-sections are good at helping people narrow their search Show breadcrumbs so people can know where they have been and where they are

6. This is a great example of a page that has excellent navigation elements. The only things missing are the breadcrumbs.

7. Site ID Sections Local Navigation Page Name Search

8. Homepage A good homepage should have… Tagline Sections that are clear Welcome blurb that explains what the site can do for you unless it is a site that is well- know like GameStop. Deals and Promotions because they pull the users in Improvements… Better tagline that holds more info Explain sections

9. Other Important Pieces of Information Usability is key for a good website and one way to ensure this a usability test. People can give insight when they go through a website in its early stages. This test shows the real problems of a site. Making things accessible is a common courtesy. Anyone can benefit from accessibility services a website may offer.

10. Contact Information Justin Sattelberg Email: jrsattel@buffalo.edu