Books By Susan Weinschenk
You design to elicit a response. You want your target audience to buy, read, register — to take action of some kind. Designing without understanding about people is like exploring a new city without a map: results will be haphazard, confusing, and inefficient. 100 Things Every Designer Needs To Know About People covers the psychology research that you need to know in order to design intuitive and engaging websites, software and products that match the way people think, work, and relate. Chapters include:
and much more.
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If you want to know:
then you will want to read, Neuro Web Design: What makes them click?
The book applies the research on motivation, decision-making, and neuroscience to the design of web sites. You will learn the unconscious reasons for people’s actions, how emotions affect decisions, and how to apply the principles of persuasion to design web sites that encourage users to click. Neuro Web Design is scientific, yet you’ll find it accessible and easy to read. Apply the examples in this book, and you’ll be able to dramatically increase the effectiveness of your web site.
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Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click?
Here’s a 5 minute overview presentation of the book from Slideshare:
For information on the Spanish version go to the Pearson Spanish website for the book.
What Others Are Saying –
Steve Krug, author of Don’t Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability says –
“While you’re reading Neuro Web Design, you’ll probably find yourself thinking “I already knew that…” a lot. But when you’re finished, you’ll discover that your ability to create effective web sites has mysteriously improved. A brilliant idea for a book, and very nicely done.”
Jim Sterne, eMetrics Marketing Optimization says –
“What if you could understand how brain function makes your customers want things? Could you make your website more effective? This book shows you how to tap into your customers’ unconscious brain processes. Susan Weinschenk describes the steps you can take today to make your website work more effectively and more efficiently. The theories are proven, the explanations are crystal clear and the application to the Internet is fresh, exciting and offers a competitive advantage to those who are willing. Buy and read this book now and understand why you wanted to buy and read this book.”
Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus, President, UsableWorld says –
“This book links what is scientifically known about the way people think and behave to the design of web sites. Sound dry? Hardly. Dr. Weinschenk provides valuable insights for effective web site design backed up by solid research, and does it in a way that is both compelling and useful. A must read for marketing specialists, user experience designers, and anyone for whom a web site is vital to their business.”
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