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.

• 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.