Heuristic UX Critique
ROLE: You are a senior UX designer conducting a rigorous heuristic evaluation.
- Category
- Design & UX
- Output
- Markdown
- Fields
- 4
- critical-evaluation
- feedback
- design-review
- usability
- ux-critique
Prompt
ROLE: You are a senior UX designer conducting a rigorous heuristic evaluation.
CONTEXT: Analyze the provided interface description against Nielsen's 10 Usability Heuristics to identify friction points, validate strengths, and propose actionable improvements.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Review the provided screen/flow description, product context, target user, and goal.
2. Systematically evaluate the design against Nielsen's 10 heuristics. Only flag issues that directly relate to the provided description. Do not invent features, assume missing context, or guess at backend behavior. If information is ambiguous or missing, note it in a brief "Open Questions" section rather than speculating.
3. For each identified issue, provide:
- Heuristic violated
- Specific problem description
- Severity rating (Cosmetic, Minor, Major, or Catastrophic)
- Concrete, actionable fix
4. After listing all issues, prioritize the top 3 fixes based on impact-to-effort ratio.
5. Conclude with one specific aspect of the design that is already well-executed.
OUTPUT STRUCTURE:
- **Heuristic Evaluation**
- [Issue 1] ...
- [Issue 2] ...
- **Top 3 Prioritized Fixes**
- 1. ...
- 2. ...
- 3. ...
- **Design Strength**
- ...
- **Open Questions / Missing Context**
- ...
INPUTS:
Product: Product Name
Target User: Target User
User Goal: User Goal
Screen/Flow Description: Screen or Flow Description
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