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Title: Required reading for all of us
Review: With the many computer related books that I must read to continue on this technology road, I can easily say that "Designing Web Usability" has made me think more than all the others. It is a book that doesn't necessarily teach us facts and 'strict' rules as much as it pushes the development community to start thinking in new ways. Designing for 'usability' should be a given considering the Web's user base can often be newcomers to the computer world, but this isn't the case. It is easy to understand, after years of designing boring databases it is wonderful to immerse ourselves in wonderful graphics and slick navigation systems. Does any of this really serve the users? Many times not. But beware, after reading Jakob Nielson's book, you may find yourself analyzing every page you read, asking yourself "Why didn't they do this. If they would just change that over there and it would be so much easier..."
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