When it comes to web page usability, Jakob Nielsen wears the crown of the reigning guru. User advocate and president of the Nielsen Norman Group, Nielsen was a pioneer and founded the "discount usability engineering" movement in order to create faster and cheaper improvements for user interface. The inventor of several usability methods, including the heuristic evaluation, Nielsen hold approximately 80 patents in the U.S. on his discoveries of how to make the internet easier to use.
He has been author and co-author to many publications over the years discussing his well-known methods and strategies. Although there has been some criticism by graphic designers who say that Nielsen's strategies fail to balance the importance of other user experience considerations such as eye appeal, he continues to be one of the most respected and talented usability consultants in the business.
As a student learning how to create and design web pages, it is important to take Nielsen's findings into accord to determine what would be the most "user friendly" way to create and develop a web page. Internet users are quick to become frustrated when they cannot find the information they are looking for online, and will often simply give up if the site's design does not make it easy to use. Realizing and understanding this, as well as learning what makes a good web design, can ultimately help us creative effective web pages to give users what they want and need.
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