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REVISITING EPISODE 018:   Steve Krug is one of the founding fathers of User Experience and Usability Design, and a bestselling author of two foundational classics in the field: Don't Make Me Think, his guide to Usability Design with over 600,000 copies in print today, and Rocket Surgery Made Easy, a friendly guide to Usability Testing. He based his writing on decades spent as a usability consultant for a wide variety of clients like Apple, Bloomberg.com, Lexus.com, NPR, and the International Monetary Fund, and continues to consult through his firm, Advanced Common Sense.    EPISODE SUMMARY   In this conversation we discuss: [2:45] Life during the Covid pandemic. [5:49] Being nice is better than being smart. [9:04] Being nice in politics. [12:58] Not replacing Mr. Wizard. [17:22] From writing to usability. [22:29] The story behind "Don't Make Me Think". [27:47] Steve's literary style. [31:55] The evolution of UX design. [37:33] Empathy as a pre-requisite for being a great UX expert. [46:28] Writing and hating it since 1980 - about the new book about writing. [52:44] Advice for writers. [55:42] A short sermon on UX.    EPISODE LINKS Steve's Links

Today, I am joined with usability consultant Steve Krug. Steve is the author of Don't Make Me Think, the most recommended book for anyone who wants to learn about user experience (UX), and Rocket Surgery Made Easy, a usability testing handbook. His books were based on the 25+ years he spent as a usability consultant for various clients like Apple, Bloomberg.com, Lexus.com, NPR, and the International Monetary Fund. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at marketingspeak.com/349. 

TODAY'S GUEST Steve Krug is one of the founding fathers of User Experience and Usability Design, and a bestselling author of two foundational classics in the field: Don’t Make Me Think, his guide to Usability design, with over 600,000 copies in print today, and Rocket Surgery Made Easy, a friendly guide to usability testing. He based his writing on decades spent as usability consultant for a wide variety of clients like Apple, Bloomberg.com, Lexus.com, NPR, and the International Monetary Fund, and continues to consult through his firm, Advanced Common Sense.    EPISODE SUMMARY In this conversation we discuss: [2:45] Life during the Covid pandemic [5:49] Being nice is better than being smart. [9:04] Being nice in politics. [12:58] Not replacing Mr. Wizard [17:22] From writing to usability. [22:29] The story behind "Don't make me think" [27:47] Steve's literary style. [31:55] The evolution of UX design. [37:33] Empathy as a pre-requisite for being a great UX expert. [46:28] Writing and hating it since 1980- about the new book about writing. [52:44] Advice for writers. [55:42] A short sermon on UX.    EPISODE LINKS Steve's Links

As vastly important as DIY usability-testing is, and as simple and straightforward as its processes can be, it's surprisingly unfortunate how tiny a fraction of people actually get it done. Moreover, it doesn't always have to be in-person - remote-testing can get the job done too. All this and more, in this book-review episode, on Rocket Surgery Made Easy, by Steve Krug. Please rate & review this podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-31-5-guy-podcast/id1528897344 You can find me at https://rounakbose.in Links: https://www.instagram.com/the31point5guy/ https://twitter.com/The31point5Guy https://medium.com/the-31-5-guy https://www.linkedin.com/in/rounakbose1997/ ~ The 31.5 Guy

Steve Krug, author of Don’t Make Me Think, and Rocket Surgery Made Easy, is back for a third appearance on the Rosenfeld Review Podcast! Here, he shares some details with Lou about his book in the works, Writing Made Slightly Easier, and his perspective on the process of writing in general (and why he might advise against it!). Check our Steve’s previous two appearances: How To Get Usability Testing Right: https://soundcloud.com/rosenfeld-media/how-to-get-usability-testing-right-steve-krug Life with the Apple Watch and other wearables: https://soundcloud.com/rosenfeld-media/conversation-with-steve-krug-life-with-the-apple-watch-and-other-wearables Steve’s wise words for writers: Don’t be afraid to always start at the beginning. Always assume that your reader knows less rather than more. Steve recommends: Follow Laura Klein on Twitter https://twitter.com/lauraklein More about Steve Krug: https://sensible.com/

Kyra Peralte is the CEO of Roofheads, a mobile app for real estate property investors. On this episode she shares the origin story of her app and offers tons of advice on how to bootstrap your mobile app idea. Roofheads Website: www.roofheads.com Resources Mentioned In this Podcast: 1. Rocket Surgery Made Easy by Steve Krug (UX Book) https://fave.co/2VRS7Ox 2. Invision (Prototype Tool) - https://fave.co/2F1fPC8 3. Marvel (Prototype Tool) - https://fave.co/2VR8bjC 4. Pop (Prototype Tool) - https://fave.co/2VKrpXS 5. Appy Pie (App Builder) - https://fave.co/2Hr1QqU Podcast Website: www.blackfave.com Host Email: tanisha@blackfaves.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/blackfaves/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/blackfaves

Sameera Kapila, a designer from thoughtbot Austin, joins Kyle to talk about prototype user testing, being wary of leading questions, challenging assumptions, and ways to take action on your findings. Podcasting Chic UserInterviews.com Rocket Surgery Made Easy- Steve Krug A Comprehensive Guide To User Testing barkTHINS Sameera on Twitter Foodstagram

As a user experience professional, Rachel Krause aims to show that UX is not just a specialty role on a team, but a necessary one. She believes that collaboration is the key to a product’s success and that all roles on a team can influence the user experience. Rachel is an advocate for keeping the UX process lightweight and meaningful, keeping her focus on moving the team forward. Rachel has worked with clients in many different mediums, whether it’s designing, developing, facilitating or coaching. She is also active in the UX community, speaking or facilitating workshops at meetups and conferences on all things UX. Links: https://www.rachelkrau.com  https://www.twitter.com/rachelkrau  https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelkrau  Books Mentioned in The Show Hooked - http://amzn.to/2ptztOj  Lean UX - http://amzn.to/2HPtB9T  Rocket Surgery Made Easy - http://amzn.to/2HR7n7f 

Kyle & Jaclyn chat about Stranger Things, design approaches to personal sites, using improv to build better trust & communication on a team, & the importance of naming and language. Keep Ruby Weird Kyle on thoughtbot Blog Rocket Surgery Made Easy- Steve Krug Just Enough Research- Erika Hall A Script To Kickstart Your Jobs To Be Done Interviews JTBD Mattress Interview Mixed Methods Podcast Design Systems- Alla Kholmatova

A highly sought-after speaker, Steve Krug is a usability consultant who has more than 20 years of experience as a user advocate for companies like Apple, Netscape, AOL, Lexus, and others. He is best known for his book Don't Make Me Think about human-computer interaction and web usability. His second book, Rocket Surgery Made Easy, is a DIY guide for Finding and fixing usability problems.

A highly sought-after speaker, Steve Krug is a usability consultant who has more than 20 years of experience as a user advocate for companies like Apple, Netscape, AOL, Lexus, and others. He is best known for his book Don't Make Me Think about human-computer interaction and web usability. His second book, Rocket Surgery Made Easy, is a DIY guide for Finding and fixing usability problems.

A highly sought-after speaker, Steve Krug is a usability consultant who has more than 20 years of experience as a user advocate for companies like Apple, Netscape, AOL, Lexus, and others. He is best known for his book Don’t Make Me Think about human-computer interaction and web usability. His second book, Rocket Surgery Made Easy, is a DIY guide for Finding and fixing usability problems.

Every company wants to make useful products that people want–but few really do. In today’s episode, Steve Krug, author of Rocket Surgery Made Easy, chats with guest host Laura Klein. Steve shares tips for setting up a successful usability test–and what two questions you should never ask during the test. Ever. Sign up for the User Research for Everyone Conference: http://userresearchforeveryone.com Follow Steve on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skrug Follow Rosenfeld Media: https://twitter.com/rosenfeldmedia

This week on Boagworld: Steve Krug on monthly usability, Steve Marshall talks about form design and Paul rejoices over the new era for browsers in Europe.