Nielsen's 10 Usability Heuristics

Summary

Jakob Nielsen's widely-used checklist — visibility of system status, match with the real world, user control, consistency, error prevention, and more — for quickly auditing any interface.

How to Learn This

1Memorize the 10 heuristics well enough to name 5 without looking.
2Audit an app you use against all 10 heuristics and note violations.
3Practice giving feedback framed around a specific heuristic, not a vague opinion.

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