Don't Make Me Think ch.1-3 (Thoughts)

It's crazy that the world wide web doesn't just stop at what is given to the users by the creator. The creator can't just create for themselves and their view on how things should operate/work. The idea that things should be self evident or if not evident, explanatory is brilliant. Without thinking about the customer and users, the world wide web would not be where it is now. There will be frustration and either the user will blame the creator or blame themselves for not knowing what to do and this is where competition comes into play. If a user feels a web site is too complicated then they will go to a website where things are clearer to them. Then there are those who have no choice but to continue using the site but with a bad review, word will get out and people with stop using your site because it is not efficient enough and someone will make something better eventually.

Complexity and layout makes a difference in design. The three "fact of life":We don't read..,We scan, We don't make optimal choices..We satisfice, and we don't figure out how things work, We muddle through. Sites like youtube, social sites, and even the local news I believe try to follow this code in the way that they try to stay consistent in clarity and level of importance. I believe they follow visual hierarchies and pay attention to what catches the user eye. Both in which I believe falls under the category of visual noise and controlling it. I believe this reading was pretty good and opened my eye to the little things that gone on behind the scene of the sites we view everyday and going in to the web design field this is a really good read whether you believe in these ideas or not.