Day 22 - 10 Usability Heuristics for UI Design
Jacob Neilson’s 10 usability heuristics:
1) Visibility of system status
The system should present appropriate feedback to users based on their interactions.
2) Match between system and real world
The design should use language familiar to the user and follow real-world conventions.
3) User control and freedom
The design should support actions like undo and redo to allow users to leave the unwanted action.
4) Consistency and standards
The design should follow industry conventions and maintain consistency.
5) Error prevention
In addition to providing helpful error messages, the design should prevent the error from occurring in the first place.
6) Recognition rather than recall
The design should make information easy to find so that users do not have to remember information.
7) Flexibility and efficiency of use
The design should provide shortcuts for expert users.
8) Aesthetic and minimalist design
The interface should not present irrelevant information to users.
9) Help users recognize, diagnose, and recover from errors
Error messages should be presented in plain language to users, indicating the problem and suggesting a way to correct it.
10) Help and documentation
The system should be easy to use without documentation. However, documentation should still be available for users when they need it.
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