{"id":873,"date":"2020-08-05T23:57:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T23:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sensible.com\/divi\/?page_id=873"},"modified":"2024-03-01T15:13:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T20:13:06","slug":"dont-make-me-think","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sensible.com\/dont-make-me-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Make Me Think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||13px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-7px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||4px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Don&#8217;t Make Me Think, Revisited<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#fd8407&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#fd8407&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px|||&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; text_letter_spacing_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>A Common Sense Approach to Web (and Mobile) Usability<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=%22color: #000000;%22>New Riders \/ 2014 \/ 3rd edition \/ 212 pages<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=%22color: #000000; float: left;%22>New Riders \/ 2014 \/ 3rd edition \/ 212 pages<\/span><a href=%22#dmmtsellers%22><span style=%22float: right;%22>Where to buy it<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=%22color: #000000; float: right;%22><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#fd8407&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#fd8407&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-13px||10px|||&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Riders \/ 2014 \/ 3rd edition \/ 212 pages<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ol_position=&#8221;outside&#8221; ol_item_indent=&#8221;25px&#8221; content_tablet=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img src=%22https:\/\/sensible.com\/divi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DMMT-3d-cover-narrow-diybookcovers-239x300.png%22 width=%22203%22 height=%22228%22 alt=%22%22 class=%22wp-image-935 alignnone size-medium%22 style=%22float: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 20px;%22 \/><\/p>\n<h3>Here\u2019s why I wrote it:<\/h3>\n<p>In 1999, I&#8217;d spent ten years as a usability consultant helping my clients make their products easier to use.<\/p>\n<p>I knew that while what I did was valuable, some of it <strong>wasn&#8217;t really that hard to do.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I figured that if I could explain how I did it, more people could do it, and the products they built would be better.<\/p>\n<p>(I also did it so I could <strong>raise my consulting rates<\/strong>. But that\u2018s another story.)<\/p>\n<p>Much to my surprise, it\u2019s ended up selling more than <strong>600,000 copies<\/strong> in twenty languages, and has become most people\u2019s introduction to User Experience (UX).<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img src=%22https:\/\/sensible.com\/divi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DMMT-cover-262x300.png%22 width=%22192%22 height=%22229%22 alt=%22Book cover of Don't Make Me Think%22 class=%22wp-image-2396 alignnone size-medium%22 style=%22float: left; padding-top: 10px;%22 \/><\/p>\n<h3>Here\u2019s why I wrote it:<\/h3>\n<p>In 1999, I&#8217;d spent ten years as a usability consultant helping my clients make their products easier to use.<\/p>\n<p>I knew that what I did was valuable, but I also knew that some of it <strong>wasn&#8217;t really that hard to do.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I figured that if I could explain how I did it more people could do it, and the products we all use would become less frustrating.<\/p>\n<p>(Sounds a little too noble? You&#8217;re right. I also did it so I could <strong>raise my consulting rates<\/strong>. But that\u2018s another story.)<\/p>\n<p>Much to my surprise, it\u2019s ended up selling more than <strong>600,000 copies<\/strong> in twenty languages, and has become most people\u2019s introduction to User Experience (UX).<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; ul_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; ol_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; ol_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; ul_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; ul_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; ul_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; ul_line_height_tablet=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; ul_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; ul_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sensible.com\/divi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DMMT-cover-262x300.png\" width=\"192\" height=\"229\" alt=\"Book cover of Don't Make Me Think\" class=\"wp-image-2396 alignnone size-medium\" style=\"float: left; padding-top: 10px;\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Here\u2019s why I wrote it:<\/h3>\n<p>After years as a usability consultant helping my clients make their products easier to use, I knew that what I did was valuable.<\/p>\n<p>But I also knew that some of it <strong>wasn&#8217;t really very hard to do.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I figured that if I could explain how I did it more people could do it, and the products we all use would become less frustrating.<\/p>\n<p>Much to my surprise, it\u2019s ended up selling more than <strong>700,000 copies<\/strong> in 15 languages, and has become most people\u2019s introduction to User Experience (UX).<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ol_position=&#8221;outside&#8221; ol_item_indent=&#8221;37px&#8221; content_tablet=&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>So, why has it been so popular?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><img src=%22https:\/\/sensible.com\/divi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/320-flip-final.gif%22 width=%22320%22 height=%22243%22 alt=%22Animated image flipping through pages of the book%22 class=%22wp-image-3152 size-full%22 style=%22float: right; padding-left: 20px;%22 \/> <strong>It\u2019s short.<\/strong> Even though it covers a lot of ground, you can read it cover-to-cover in a few hours.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s profusely illustrated.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There&#8217;s a useful insight on almost every page.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s a great place to start.<\/strong> A lot of people have told me they ended up with a career in UX because they read it in a college course.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It doesn&#8217;t feel like a %22tech%22 book<\/strong>. I&#8217;ve always felt that a large part of my job is keeping myself amused, and people have told me they really enjoyed reading it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>So, why has it been so popular?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><img src=%22https:\/\/sensible.com\/divi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/320-flip-final.gif%22 width=%22188%22 height=%22133%22 alt=%22Animated image flipping through pages of the book%22 class=%22wp-image-3152 size-full%22 style=%22float: right; padding-left: 10px;%22 \/> <strong>It\u2019s short.<\/strong> Even though it covers a lot of ground, you can read it cover-to-cover in a few hours.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s profusely illustrated.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There&#8217;s a useful insight on almost every page.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s a great place to start.<\/strong> A lot of people have told me they ended up with a career in UX because they read it in a college course.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It doesn&#8217;t feel like a %22tech%22 book<\/strong>. I&#8217;ve always felt that a large part of my job is keeping myself amused, and people have told me they really enjoyed reading it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; ul_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; ol_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;22px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; ul_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; ul_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; ul_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; ul_line_height_tablet=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; ul_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; ul_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>So, why has it been so popular?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sensible.com\/divi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/320-flip-final.gif\" width=\"320\" height=\"243\" alt=\"Animated image flipping through pages of the book\" class=\"wp-image-3152 size-full\" style=\"float: right; padding-left: 20px;\" \/> <strong>It\u2019s short.<\/strong>\u00a0Even though it covers a lot of ground, you can read it cover-to-cover in a few hours.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s profusely illustrated.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There&#8217;s a useful insight on almost every page.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s a great place to start.<\/strong>\u00a0A lot of people have told me they ended up with a career in UX because they read it in a college course.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It doesn&#8217;t feel like a &#8220;tech&#8221; book<\/strong>.\u00a0I&#8217;ve always felt that a large part of my job is keeping myself amused, and people have told me they really enjoyed reading it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>&#8230;with a useful insight on almost every page.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s a great place to start.<\/strong> These days, it\u2019s usually the first book people read about usability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s full of insights, but it&#8217;s not serious<\/strong>. I&#8217;ve always felt that a large part of my job is keeping myself amused, and people have told me they really enjoyed reading it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>&#8230;with a useful insight on almost every page.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s a great place to start.<\/strong> These days, it\u2019s usually the first book people read about usability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s full of insights, but it&#8217;s not serious<\/strong>. I&#8217;ve always felt that a large part of my job is keeping myself amused, and people have told me they really enjoyed reading it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; ul_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;22px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;25px||0px||false|false&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; ul_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; ul_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; ul_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; ul_line_height_tablet=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; ul_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; ul_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Who should read it?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sensible.com\/divi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Amazon-review.png\" width=\"233\" height=\"157\" alt=\"Amazon review: Absolutley everyone should read this book. The Internet would be a far better place.\" class=\"wp-image-2192 alignnone size-full\" style=\"float: right;\" \/>Developers, designers (visual, interaction, and UI), product managers, Agile team leaders, writers, editors, marketers, and CEOs.<\/li>\n<li>Anyone with &#8220;UX&#8221; in their job title, people considering a UX career, and students learning about design.<\/li>\n<li>Beginners. And people who have been at it for a long time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 35px; margin-top: 10px;\">In other words, <strong>anyone involved in creating digital products<\/strong> will probably be glad they read it.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;22px|||47px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px; text-align: right;\"><em>Thanks to Dr. Carine Lallemand for the flip book idea<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider module_id=&#8221;dmmtsellers&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;39625f82-aec6-4dc4-a260-c42a714acfcb&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Where to buy it<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text content_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; 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custom_margin=&#8221;5px||19px|19px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|||30px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sensible.com\/downloads\/DMMT-Revisited-TableOfContents.pdf\">Table of Contents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sensible.com\/downloads\/DMMT-Revisited-sample-chapter.pdf\">Sample Chapter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability\/product-reviews\/0321965515\/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&amp;reviewerType=all_reviews\">Amazon reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/18197267-don-t-make-me-think-revisited\">Goodreads reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;39625f82-aec6-4dc4-a260-c42a714acfcb&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>FAQ<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;I\u2019ve been doing Web design (or development, marketing, etc.) for a long time. Won\u2019t this be too basic for me?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;e6bb1c69-e843-4314-8f8b-93f5875152ce&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>As one Amazon reviewer said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf you\u2019re new to web design, you\u2019ll learn TONS; if you\u2019re a seasoned pro, you\u2019ll get a solid refresher and maybe even pick up on a few new things.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A lot of UX professionals tell me they leaf through it again every time they start a new project, just to remind themselves of all the \u201ccommon sense\u201d that they tend to forget.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;What&#8217;s the current edition? Is there a new one in the works?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;e6bb1c69-e843-4314-8f8b-93f5875152ce&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]The current edition (the third) is the one with  &#8220;Revisited&#8221; at the end of the title.<\/p>\n<p>I may do another edition someday, but it&#8217;s an awful lot of work, so it won&#8217;t be soon.[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Is this just about Web sites?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;e6bb1c69-e843-4314-8f8b-93f5875152ce&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"faq-ans\">Not anymore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"faq-ans\">When I first wrote it in 2000, I focused on the usability of web sites because that&#8217;s what most people were building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"faq-ans\">But in the third edition, I expanded it to show that it applied to almost anything that people use. 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