“Popularity is the product of two factors: (a) how compelling material you offer, and (b) how easy it is to access it. Host free pirated movies and users will flock to the site, even if it's difficult to use.” IfsTwoUseEasyDifficultMaterialsProductsOffersAccessFactorsHostUsersCompellingPopularitySiteFlocks Author:Jakob Nielsen
“On the Web, usability is a necessary condition for survival. If a website is difficult to use, people leave. If the homepage fails to clearly state what a company offers and what users can do on the site, people leave. If users get lost on a website, they leave. If a website's information is hard to read or doesn't answer users' key questions, they leave. Note a pattern here?” PeopleIfsHardStatesUseLostDifficultCan DoAnswersCompanyFailingConditionsInformationKeysOffersSurvivalNotesPatternsUsersSiteWebsiteUsability Author:Jakob Nielsen
“Throughout this book, we've been evangelizing simplicity, but ironically, the practice of simplicity is not simple. It is easy to build a bulky design by adding layer upon layer of navigation and features; it's much more difficult to create simple, graceful designs. Paring designs to essential elements while maintaining elegance and functionality requires courage and discipline.” BookEasyDifficultSimplePracticeDesignDisciplineEssentialsElementsSimplicityFeaturesLayersEleganceMaintainingNavigationFunctionality Author:Jakob Nielsen
