During my holiday I’ve read 2 books concerning web usability… here’s my opinion:

#1: Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krug

Wonderful book, a must read for everyone in web design. The book covers most of the usability fields and is plain and simple to read. Steve uses mostly common sense to argue usability problems and gives you a fresh look on things. I suggest you read this book when you’re new on usability or you just want a book that’s easy written with some humour along the way. Steve’s tips are really useful in everyday’s work!

201 pages, 2005

I rate this book 5/5

#2: Web Usability Handbook by Mark Pearrow

This book is much more detailed than Steve’s and therefore a lot harder to read. Mark goes into detail about every step in the usability process, from basic usability facts to a detailed plan on how to setup a testinglab. This book is definitely useful when you want to do some usability testing yourself, but with a decent (big) budget. The book is complete but also rough to get through.

352 pages, 2006

I rate this book 4/5