Comments on: Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design http://xn--jebs.net/designing-the-obvious-a-common-sense-approach-to-web-application-design/ Update News in a Minutes Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:30:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ariel Jakobovits http://xn--jebs.net/designing-the-obvious-a-common-sense-approach-to-web-application-design/comment-page-1/#comment-17553 Ariel Jakobovits Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:49:04 +0000 http://xn--jebs.net/designing-the-obvious-a-common-sense-approach-to-web-application-design/#comment-17553 Focuses less on actual design tips, but more on the design mentality - being willing to cut stuff out and focus on what's important. It was a good read, had some good examples, and reference good websites to check out. Rating: 4 / 5 Focuses less on actual design tips, but more on the design mentality – being willing to cut stuff out and focus on what’s important. It was a good read, had some good examples, and reference good websites to check out.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: K. Quinn http://xn--jebs.net/designing-the-obvious-a-common-sense-approach-to-web-application-design/comment-page-1/#comment-17552 K. Quinn Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:33:18 +0000 http://xn--jebs.net/designing-the-obvious-a-common-sense-approach-to-web-application-design/#comment-17552 The author of this book essentially gives an almost continuous narrative about what he has read and what has worked for him. He paraphrases the works of others, and does a good job compiling a lot of good material into a concise summary of the crucial bits. <br /> <br />I give it a 3 because, despite the useful information and clarity of writing, I experienced too many eyeroll moments. The author has a serious Apple fanboy slant and it results not only in frequent, pedantic mini-ads for the company, but also in slamming the products/work of other companies who objectively also produce products that are recognized as having exceptional interfaces by everyone in the industry except the author. He seems to also go out of his way to use a picture generated in specifically windows xp for any negative illustrations. All of this together visibly scews his design opinion and puts into question the author's objectivity altogether. Rating: 3 / 5 The author of this book essentially gives an almost continuous narrative about what he has read and what has worked for him. He paraphrases the works of others, and does a good job compiling a lot of good material into a concise summary of the crucial bits.

I give it a 3 because, despite the useful information and clarity of writing, I experienced too many eyeroll moments. The author has a serious Apple fanboy slant and it results not only in frequent, pedantic mini-ads for the company, but also in slamming the products/work of other companies who objectively also produce products that are recognized as having exceptional interfaces by everyone in the industry except the author. He seems to also go out of his way to use a picture generated in specifically windows xp for any negative illustrations. All of this together visibly scews his design opinion and puts into question the author’s objectivity altogether.
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: Josh A. Lamar http://xn--jebs.net/designing-the-obvious-a-common-sense-approach-to-web-application-design/comment-page-1/#comment-17551 Josh A. Lamar Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:21:07 +0000 http://xn--jebs.net/designing-the-obvious-a-common-sense-approach-to-web-application-design/#comment-17551 Designing the Obvious not only tells you how to design for the web, but how to design for life. I find myself in everyday tasks using the tools given in this book. It is short, sweet and obviously a good buy. I highly recommend it. Rating: 5 / 5 Designing the Obvious not only tells you how to design for the web, but how to design for life. I find myself in everyday tasks using the tools given in this book. It is short, sweet and obviously a good buy. I highly recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Gajapathi Kannan http://xn--jebs.net/designing-the-obvious-a-common-sense-approach-to-web-application-design/comment-page-1/#comment-17550 Gajapathi Kannan Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:43:34 +0000 http://xn--jebs.net/designing-the-obvious-a-common-sense-approach-to-web-application-design/#comment-17550 No non-sense approach in putting the detail by the author. Good read for the people developing web applications for generalized users. <br /> <br />downside, author quoted examples from 37signals, apple and google - sublimely bashing microsoft when ever possible. From my standpoint I dont care if apple wins or microsoft wins, except when I pay for a book from an independent author to provide a unbiased view, should not feel like someone that works for apple or google wrote this book. If thats what I want, I would have bought book from those authors. Rating: 3 / 5 No non-sense approach in putting the detail by the author. Good read for the people developing web applications for generalized users.

downside, author quoted examples from 37signals, apple and google – sublimely bashing microsoft when ever possible. From my standpoint I dont care if apple wins or microsoft wins, except when I pay for a book from an independent author to provide a unbiased view, should not feel like someone that works for apple or google wrote this book. If thats what I want, I would have bought book from those authors.
Rating: 3 / 5

]]> By: B. Elli http://xn--jebs.net/designing-the-obvious-a-common-sense-approach-to-web-application-design/comment-page-1/#comment-17549 B. Elli Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:36:21 +0000 http://xn--jebs.net/designing-the-obvious-a-common-sense-approach-to-web-application-design/#comment-17549 old but still good. buy it used it s not woth to buy it new. Rating: 3 / 5 old but still good. buy it used it s not woth to buy it new.
Rating: 3 / 5

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