THE VIDEO SHELF · interface design
Don't Make Me Click
A Google Tech Talk arguing that the best interface requires the fewest clicks and choices, with Google search, Facebook, the iPod and Firefox as examples. It shows how minimizing interaction makes interfaces easier to learn.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters recommend it as a companion to Steve Krug's usability advice and as a talk on minimal interface design.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Google TechTalks
- Topic
- interface design
- Format
- talk
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2008–2020
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
Read Don't Make Me Think! by Steve Krug. Also watch this talk titled "Don't Make Me Click!": [VIDEO] It's really helpful to deconstruct website designs. So I frequently look at a website and think about sections I would redesign, how I would do it, and …
bwh2 on Hacker News · 2008-06
In Ask YC: Where to learn web design?This is another interesting link, a talk by the author of the linked post, with a similar focus (Don't make me click): [VIDEO]
ehsanul on Hacker News · 2009-07
In Calculate The Efficiency of Your User Interface
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