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Usability consultant

Jakob Nielsen is a renowned usability consultant, born on October 5, 1957. He has made significant contributions to the fields of human-computer interaction and user experience, particularly in web design and evaluation.

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“Even though it is better if the system can be used without documentation, it may be necessary to provide help and documentation. Any such information should be easy to search, focused on the user's task, list concrete steps to be carried out, and not be too large.”

Ifs Should May Helping Used Easy Steps Information Tasks Focused Lists Users Concrete Documentation

Book:Usability Engineering

Source: Usability Engineering

“People have to want to change before there's any chance of helping them do so.”

People Want Inspirational Helping Chance

Author:Jakob Nielsen

“Developing fewer features allows you to conserve development resources and spend more time refining those features that users really need. Fewer features mean fewer things to confuse users, less risk of user errors, less description and documentation, and therefore simpler Help content. Removing any one feature automatically increases the usability of the remaining ones.”

Needs Mean Helping Risk Development Resources Increase Errors Simplicity Developing Features Description More Time Fewer Users Refining Documentation Usability

Book:Prioritizing Web Usability

Source: Prioritizing Web Usability

About the Author

Born: October 5, 1957
Known for: Usability consultant
Quotes: 42

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Designing Web UsabilityRelated source material

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